Performance board for electronically connecting a device under test with a test apparatus for testing a device under test
AssigneeAdvantest Corporation
InventorAtsunori Shibuya
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Abstract
There is provided a test apparatus having a test head containing test modules for sending/receiving signals to/from a device-under-test, a device mounting section having a socket for mounting the device-under-test and a performance board placed on the test head to connect each terminal of the test module with each terminal of the device-under-test via the device mounting section, and the performance board has a plurality of sub-boards each containing a part of a plurality of wires for connecting the test module with the device-under-test and a fixing section for attaching and fixing the plurality of sub-boards in a body to the test head.
Claims8
A performance board for electrically connecting a device-under-test with a test apparatus, wherein
- said test apparatus has a test head containing test modules for sending/receiving signals to/from said device-under-test,
- said performance board comprises:
- a plurality of sub-boards arranged substantially on the same plane, each containing a part of a plurality of wires for connecting said test modules with said device-under-test;
- and
- a fixing section for attaching and fixing said plurality of sub-boards as a unit to said test head,
- said fixing section comprising:
- a test head-side attachment section attached, fixed, to said test head, and configured to allow for free replacement and rearrangement of the test modules;
- and
- a sub-board-side attachment section for attaching and fixing said respective sub-boards, and
- each of said sub-boards comprising:
- a test head-side connector provided on the back of said sub-board and electrically connected with said test module;
- and
- a device-side connector provided on the surface side of said sub-board and electrically connected with said device-under-test, and
- said sub-board-side attachment section fixes said respective sub-boards at an outer peripheral portion of said fixing section.
A test apparatus for testing a device-under-test, comprising:
- a test head containing test modules for sending/receiving signals to/from said device-under-test;
- a device mounting section having a socket for mounting said device-under-test;
- and
- a performance board placed on said test head to connect each terminal of said test module with each terminal of said device-under-test via said device mounting section,
- wherein said performance board comprises:
- a plurality of sub-boards arranged substantially on the same plane, each containing a part of a plurality of wires for connecting said test module with said device-under-test;
- and
- a fixing section for attaching and fixing said plurality of sub-boards as a unit to said test head,
- said fixing section comprising:
- a test head-side attachment section attached, fixed, to said test head, and configured to allow for free replacement and rearrangement of the test modules;
- and
- a sub-board-side attachment section for attaching and fixing said respective sub-boards, and
- each of said sub-boards comprising:
- a test head-side connector provided on the back of said sub-board and electrically connected with said test module;
- and
- a device-side connector provided on the surface side of said sub-board and electrically connected with said device-under-test, and
- said sub-board-side attachment section fixes said respective sub-boards at an outer peripheral portion of said fixing section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.