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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Stephen W. Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
William R. Creek, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen W. Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
William R. Creek, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
LTX Corporation, Westwood, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R031/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a micromachine relay is provided. A pin controller comprises at least one spring pin designed to movably couple the pin controller to a device under test (DUT) to provide signals to the DUT. The pin controller further includes a micromachine relay coupled to the at least one spring pin to control the movement of the at least one spring pin and an integrated circuit for controlling the micromachine relay.