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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1984
R Thomas Walton, Torrance, CA (US);
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A carrier and test device for an integrated circuit package is disclosed which comprises a base (30) suitable for receiving an integrated circuit package with unformed leads (20') or formed leads (20), a cover (60), flexible materials (66), such as an elastomeric, disposed between the cover (60) and base (30) surfaces, and a means (40, 44, 68) for maintaining pressure across the cover (60) and base (30). The leads (22) of the integrated circuit package (20, 20') are thereby secured in position by the elastomeric material (66) which forms itself partially around each of the leads in response to pressure applied across the base (30) and cover (60) by the securing means (40, 44, 68). The disclosed invention eliminates the need for separate grooves or nests in the base (30) of the carrier and test device (10) for each lead of the integrated circuit package while providing a means to test the IC package while in the carrier and test device (10).