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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2008
Applicants:

Timothy E. Cooper, Discovery Bay, CA (US);

Benjamin N. Eldridge, Danville, CA (US);

Igor Y. Khandros, Orinda, CA (US);

Rod Martens, Livermore, CA (US);

Gaetan L. Mathieu, Varennes, CA (US);

Inventors:

Timothy E. Cooper, Discovery Bay, CA (US);

Benjamin N. Eldridge, Danville, CA (US);

Igor Y. Khandros, Orinda, CA (US);

Rod Martens, Livermore, CA (US);

Gaetan L. Mathieu, Varennes, CA (US);

Assignee:

FormFactor, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electronic device is moved into a first position such that terminals of the electronic device are adjacent probes for making electrical contact with the terminals. The electronic device is then moved horizontally or diagonally such that the terminals contact the probes. Test data are then communicated to and from the electronic device through the probes.


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