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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2016
Xcerra Corporation, Norwood, MA (US);
Aaron Magnuson, Centerville, MN (US);
Sergey Yakushev, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Valts Treibergs, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Dan Sikorski, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Xcerra Corporation, Norwood, MA (US);
Abstract
A test socket with a link and mount system is used to couple a device under test to a testing apparatus for quick and reliable testing of microchips post-production. The socket includes a pivoting link that connects to the DUT, an elastomer for biasing the link in a first preferred orientation, and a mount that operates as a fulcrum to rotate the link into engagement with the DUT. The mount includes projections that extend below a bottom surface of the socket, such that engagement of the mount with the test device at the projections translates the mount parallel to a diagonal support wall in the socket such that the mount is driven away from the bottom surface of the socket and also toward the elastomer. The socket includes a gap above the mount to allow for movement of the mount within the socket, eliminating the fixed arrangement and the non-compliant loads that accompany the engagement of the mount to the test apparatus. The mount projections carry a small preload that ensures successful contact with the test equipment without the risk of damaging the test equipment with rigid contact surfaces.