Method and device for cooling/heating die during burn in
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLannie R. Bolde, David C. Olson
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Abstract
A system for burn-in testing of integrated circuits employs a cooling module with an aperture that accommodates a standard size holder for various chips, the holder being placed in the mouth of the aperture, in contact with a flexible seal. When the module is raised to make contact from below with a socket on a test board, the seal confines the cooling fluid and contacts on the upper surface of the holder are pressed against a set of corresponding contacts on the test board.
Claims20
A system for presenting integrated circuits to a test board comprising:
- a movable cooling module having a cooling aperture on a first side thereof adapted to receive an integrated circuit holder for holding an integrated circuit to be tested, said integrated circuit holder being adapted to hold an integrated circuit within said cooling aperture, said integrated circuit holder having a set of holder contacts on a second side opposite said first side;
- coolant circulation means for circulating coolant within said cooling aperture in said cooling module;
- and
- location means for moving said cooling module vertically to a position in which said holder contacts engage corresponding board contacts on a lower side of a test board, wherein
- said integrated circuit holder is adapted to fit within said cooling aperture on a top surface of said cooling module and to interface with a seal to close said aperture;
- said corresponding board contacts are disposed on a lower side of said test board;
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- said location means raises said cooling module toward said test board to engage said holder contacts with said corresponding board contacts.
A method of testing an integrated circuit, comprising the steps of:
- providing a set of integrated circuit chips placed in corresponding holders disposed in a carrier, said holders having a set of holder contacts on an upper surface thereof adapted to engage corresponding board contacts on the lower surface of a test board;
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- repeating for each of the chips:
- a) place an nth holder containing an nth chip in the top of a cooling aperture of a cooling module;
- b) raise said cooling module from a receiving position to engage said holder contacts on the upper surface of said holder with said corresponding board contacts;
- c) fill said cooling aperture with cooling fluid and bring said chip to a desired temperature;
- d) Execute a test program to test said nth chip;
- e) Drain said cooling fluid;
- f) Retract the cooling module;
- g) Remove said holder containing said nth chip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.