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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
David M. Audette, Colchester, VT (US);
Dustin Fregeau, Colchester, VT (US);
David L. Gardell, Fairfax, VT (US);
Peter W. Neff, Cambridge, VT (US);
Frederick H. Roy, III, Williston, VT (US);
Grant W. Wagner, Burlington, VT (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes a probe card assembly for nondestructive integrated circuit testing. The probe card assembly includes an outer gimbal bearing with a tapered bearing surface being mounted on a top surface of a printed circuit board. The probe card assembly further includes an inner gimbal bearing with a spherical bearing surface which contacts the tapered bearing surface of the outer gimbal bearing at a single point of contact about a circumference thereof. The probe card assembly further includes a spring plate mounted to the outer gimbal bearing, providing a downward force to a substrate.