Intel Corporation

Other

Warren Stuart Crippen

Roy Swart

Pooya Tadayon

David Shia

Brett D Grossman

Charlotte C Kwong

Testing methods and systems are described. One method for testing an electronic device includes providing a probe in electrical contact with a device. The method also includes positioning an interface of the probe and the device in a liquid medium. The method also includes transmitting a current from the probe through the interface while the interface is in the liquid medium. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Increasing current carrying capability through direct liquid cooling of test contacts

The formation of test probe structures is described. One test probe structure includes a tip portion and a handle portion spaced a distance away from the tip portion. The test probe structure also includes a body bend portion positioned between the tip portion and the handle portion, and an intermediate portion positioned between the body bend portion and the handle portion. The body bend portion may include a curved shape extending from the intermediate portion to the tip portion. The tip portion may be formed to be offset from a longitudinal axis defined by the intermediate portion. The test probe structure defines a length and includes a cross-sectional area that is different at a plurality of positions along the length. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Test probe structures and methods including positioning test probe structures in a test head

A probe card includes a flexible membrane, a plurality of probes attached to the flexible membrane, and a layer of foam connected to the flexible membrane so that when the probes are moved into the flexible membrane, the layer of foam is also deflected to produce a counteracting force at the probes. A plurality of push rods are used to transfer the force at the contacts to the foam layer. The foam layer is attached to a rigid plate or push plate. A guide plate includes openings through which the push rods pass. The guide plate supports the push rods along their length and reduces the spacing between the push rods at the flexible member when compared to the spacing of the push rods at the foam layer.

Thin film probe card contact drive system

This invention, consisting of a mask and an air delivery system, provides the individual user an increased level of protection and additional time to evacuate in the case of an emergency situation where the normal environment has been contaminated (i.e. by fire, chemical spill, etc.). The invention provides the evacuating person with a small amount of portable compressed air (approximately a 10 minute supply) for breathing from a small pressurized canister that resembles an aerosol canister. The air is delivered at a pre-set pressure and flow rate through a self-contained regulating system, to a mask through a plastic air supply tube. In addition, the invention also provides the user with protection for the face and eyes by virtue of a clear plastic hood which is attached to the mask. The invention is designed to be inexpensive, light weight and disposable/recyclable and is a single use apparatus.

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Mesa, AZ, United States of America

Warren Stuart Crippen