Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

Hands on Instruments

Dainuri Paul Rott

James C Smith

David L Allen

Edmon Quinto Dimla

The present invention is related to a method and apparatus of securing and testing an IC or similar device, in which the connection of the IC is achieved through the use of a handler PCB and dual &ldquo;Outrigger&rdquo; PCBs connected to a test head via &ldquo;flex joints&rdquo;. More specifically, the present invention discloses a method and apparatus to flexibly dock a handler PCB containing a device under test to a test head through the use of dual Outrigger PCBs capable of flexible movement allowing alignment between high performance electrical connectors on the handler PCB and the Outrigger PCBs, eliminating stress due to misalignments and vibration transmission during testing.

Low cost, high performance flexible tester handler docking interface

A base supports a vertical pivot arm, one end of which supports a pivotal rotation means for a rotation support housing with a plurality of radial connector sockets. One of several pendulum arms can be fitted into each of the radial connector sockets, the pendulum arms supporting a pendulous mass on each pendulum arm. One such pendulum arm is articulated into two portions, each portion with a plurality of additional pendulum arms attached thereto. The apparatus consequently demonstrates the physical principles of not just a simple pendulum, but those of a variety of compound pendulum configurations.

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Dainuri Paul Rott