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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/04 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/0466 (2013.01); G01R 31/2893 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) device test socket has an integrally formed IC picking mechanism for removing an IC device from the test socket after testing. The test socket has a base member and a cover member. The base member includes a recess that is configured to receive an IC device for testing. The cover member is configured to removably engage the base member to secure the IC device between the cover member and the base member. The cover member includes an IC picking mechanism configured to use suction to retain the IC device to the cover member.