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Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 04, 2016
Applicant:

Teradyne, Inc., North Reading, MA (US);

Inventors:

Anthony J. Suto, Sterling, MA (US);

Joseph Francis Wrinn, Winchester, MA (US);

John P. Toscano, Auburn, MA (US);

John Joseph Arena, Reading, MA (US);

Assignee:

Teradyne, Inc., North Reading, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/04 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/0416 (2013.01); G01R 31/2806 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example test fixture, which interfaces a tester and a unit under test (UUT), includes the following: first electrical contacts that face the tester; second electrical contacts that face the UUT; a substrate made of sections of printed first material, with the first material being electrically non-conductive, and with the substrate being between the first electrical contacts and the second electrical contacts; and structures through the substrate, with the structures including sections of second material, with the second material being electrically conductive, and with at least one of the structures electrically connecting a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact.


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