Aehr Test Systems, Inc.

Aeha Test Systems

Aehr Test Ststems

Aerh Test Systems

Jovan Jovanovic

Scott E Lindsey

Donald Paul Richmond, Ii

Kenneth W Deboe

Frank Otto Uher

David S Hendrickson

Thomas T Maenner

Long V Vu

Mark Charles Carbone

Steven C Steps

Patrick M Shepherd

James F Tomic

Paul W Burke

Jeffrey L Tyson

Doan D Cao

Seang P Malathong

Junjye Yeh

Gaylord Lewis Erickson, Ii

Junyje Yeh

Alberto Calderon

William D Barraclough

Bradley R Gunn

A cartridge, including a cartridge frame, formations on the cartridge frame for mounting the cartridge frame in a fixed position to an apparatus frame, a contactor support structure, a contactor interface on the contactor support structure, a plurality of terminals, held by the contactor support structure, for contacting contacts on a device, and a plurality of conductors, held by the contactor support structure, connecting the interface to the terminals.

System for testing an integrated circuit of a device and its method of use

A method of testing an integrated circuit of a device is described. Air is allowed through a fluid line to modify a size of a volume defined between the first and second components of an actuator to move a contactor support structure relative to the apparatus and urge terminals on the contactor support structure against contacts on the device. Air is automatically released from the fluid line through a pressure relief valve when a pressure of the air in the fluid line reaches a predetermined value. The holder is moved relative to the apparatus frame to disengage the terminals from the contacts while maintaining the first and second components of the actuator in a substantially stationary relationship with one another. A connecting arrangement is provided including first and second connecting pieces with complementary interengaging formations that restricts movement of the contactor substrate relative to the distribution board substrate in a tangential direction.

Controlling alignment during a thermal cycle

A tester apparatus is provided. Slot assemblies are removably mounted to a frame. Each slot assembly allows for individual heating and temperature control of a respective cartridge that is inserted into the slot assembly. A closed loop air path is defined by the frame and a heater and cooler are located in the closed loop air path to cool or heat the cartridge with air. Individual cartridges can be inserted or be removed while other cartridges are in various stages of being tested or in various stages of temperature ramps.

Method and system for thermal control of devices in an electronics tester

A tester apparatus is described. Various components contribute to the functionality of the tester apparatus to facilitate movement of a wafer pack holding a vacuum without human oversight. These functionalities include a latch system to keep the wafer pack intact and a pressure sensing system to detect and relay a pressure in the wafer pack.

Electronics tester

Method and system for thermal control of devices in electronics tester

A tester apparatus is described. Various components contribute to the functionality of the tester apparatus, including an insertion and removal apparatus, thermal posts, independent gimbaling, the inclusion of a photo detector, a combination of thermal control methods, a detect circuitry in a socket lid, through posts with stand-offs, and a voltage retargeting.

An apparatus is described for burn-in and/or functional testing of microelectronic circuits of unsingulated wafers. A large number of power, ground, and signal connections can be made to a large number of contacts on a wafer. The apparatus has a cartridge that allows for fanning-in of electric paths. A distribution board has a plurality of interfaces that are strategically positioned to provide a dense configuration. The interfaces are connected through flexible attachments to an array of first connector modules. Each one of the first connector modules can be independently connected to a respective one of a plurality of second connector modules, thereby reducing stresses on a frame of the apparatus. Further features include for example a piston that allows for tight control of forces exerted by terminals onto contacts of a wafer.

Apparatus for testing electronic devices

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Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

Jovan Jovanovic