Floating nest for a test socket
AssigneeFormFactor, Inc.
InventorBenjamin N. Eldridge
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Abstract
A test socket for facilitating testing of a device under test (DUT) includes a holder comprising a mounting structure for attaching the holder to other components of the socket and a floating nest structure in which the DUT can be disposed. The floating nest structure can have a seat cavity sized and shaped to receive and hold the DUT such that at least some of the DUT terminals are in contact with corresponding contacts of a test board while the test socket is attached to the test board. A flexure located laterally between the mounting structure and the floating nest structure and can allow the nest structure to move relative to the mounting structure and thus float.
Claims23
A test socket configured to hold a device under test (DUT) and be attached to and detached from a test board comprising elongated contacts for contacting terminals of the DUT, the test socket comprising a holder, the holder comprising:
- a mounting structure comprising attachment features configured to facilitate attachment of the socket to and detachment of the socket from the test board;
- a floating nest comprising a seat cavity sized and shaped to receive and hold the DUT with ones of the DUT terminals in contact with corresponding ones of the elongated contacts of the test board while the test socket is attached to the test board;
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- a flexure disposed laterally between the mounting structure and the floating nest and allowing the floating nest to move relative to the mounting structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.