Test system with adjustable radio-frequency probe array
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJoshua G. Nickel, Jerzy Guterman, Mattia Pascolini, Chun-Lung Chen, Joss Nathan Giddings
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJoshua G. Nickel, Jerzy Guterman, Mattia Pascolini, Chun-Lung Chen, Joss Nathan Giddings
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Electronic device structures may be tested using a radio-frequency test system. The radio-frequency test system may include radio-frequency test equipment and an associated test fixture. The radio-frequency test equipment may be used in generating and measuring radio-frequency signals. The test fixture may contain adjustable structures that allow the positions of radio-frequency test probes to be adjusted. The test system may be configured to position radio-frequency probes in the test fixture so that some probe contacts form electrical connections with conductive antenna structures. The radio-frequency probes may contain other contacts that are positioned to form electrical connections with conductive electronic device housing structures. During radio-frequency testing, the test equipment in the test system may apply radio-frequency test signals to the device structures under test using the test probes. Corresponding radio-frequency test signals may be measured by the test equipment.
A method of testing electronic device structures that have a plurality of antenna resonating elements and an antenna ground structure, comprising:
A method of testing electronic device structures that have a plurality of antenna resonating elements and an antenna ground structure, comprising:
A method of identifying an optimal set of testing locations for radio-frequency probes to couple to an electronic device structure that has a plurality of antenna resonating elements that are coupled to an antenna ground structure, comprising:
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