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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2023
Keithley Instruments, Llc, Solon, OH (US);
Gregory Sobolewski, Brecksville, OH (US);
Keithley Instruments, LLC, Solon, OH (US);
Abstract
A test fixture for coupling a Device Under Test (DUT) to a measurement instrument includes a device interface board, which may be a solderless, press-fit board, for electrically connecting to one or more DUTs, a power delivery section electrically coupled to the device interface board through a series of electrical contacts, a measurement interface section electrically coupled to the device interface board through a second series of electrical contacts, the measurement interface structured to be coupled to the measurement instrument, and a metal plate coupled between and providing an electrical return path between the measurement interface and the power delivery section. The metal plate is sized and shaped to provide physical protection from DUTs that are destroyed during testing.