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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:
Apr. 12, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph W Foerstel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29593 ; 206331 ; 439330 ; 439526 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed to permit handling an electronic device (20) during programming, development, and other steps. The apparatus include a carrier (2) having a cavity (15) in which the electronic component is immobilized and protected during handling. The carrier cavity can have an opening that permits access to the electronic component. The carrier/device combination is inserted into a socket (35) which includes a plurality of leads (30) with associated contacts for making electrical connection with the electronic component leads (21). The leads of the socket have a footprint identical to that of the electronic component.