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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Advantest Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Daniel Lam, San Jose, CA (US);
Don Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Roger McAleenan, San Jose, CA (US);
Kosuke Miyao, San Jose, CA (US);
ADVANTEST CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A structure for signal transmission is disclosed. The structure comprises a first plurality of waveguides tightly disposed together and disposed substantially in parallel with each other, each of said waveguides having a first opening and a second opening, wherein each first opening is operable to align with a patch antenna, and wherein the first plurality of waveguides is disposed adjacent to a socket. The integrated structure further comprises the socket which comprises an opening operable to support an insertion of a device under test (DUT), wherein the DUT is communicatively coupled to a plurality of microstrip transmission lines on a printed circuit board (PCB) underlying the socket for transmitting test signals from the DUT, wherein each of the microstrip transmission lines is electrically coupled to a respective patch antenna. Further, the first plurality of waveguides and the socket are integrated into a single plastic or metal structure.