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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2001
David Lawrence Allen, Campbell, CA (US);
Edmon Quinto Dimla, San Jose, CA (US);
Dainuri Paul Rott, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is related to a method and apparatus of securing and testing an IC or similar device, in which the connection of the IC is achieved through the use of a handler PCB and dual “Outrigger” PCBs connected to a test head via “flex joints”. More specifically, the present invention discloses a method and apparatus to flexibly dock a handler PCB containing a device under test to a test head through the use of dual Outrigger PCBs capable of flexible movement allowing alignment between high performance electrical connectors on the handler PCB and the Outrigger PCBs, eliminating stress due to misalignments and vibration transmission during testing.