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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Amir Salehi, San Jose, CA (US);
Reese Cutler, Mountain View, CA (US);
David Reha, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amir Salehi, San Jose, CA (US);
Reese Cutler, Mountain View, CA (US);
David Reha, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for testing circuit boards having side mounted test pads are described here. In one aspect of the invention, a test method includes applying test probes to test pads located on at least one side plane of a circuit board. The test method further includes testing components of the circuit board by applying electrical signals to the test pads that are each coupled to at least one of a plurality of conductive members coupled to the circuit board.