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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:
Mar. 26, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
James M Buchanan, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324754 ; 324755 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the testing of an integrated circuit which is packaged in a housing with leads projecting from the housing and contact elements disposed along one or more of the surfaces of the housing. In the apparatus a plurality of electrical or electronic devices may be temporarily connected to the contact elements during testing of the integrated circuit at an automatic handler test station.