Test socket and methods

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1998-01-16

2000-09-12

Ballato, Josie

Electricity: measuring and testing

Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components

Of individual circuit component or element

324754, 324758, G01R 3102

Patent

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061182915

ABSTRACT:
A test socket for testing a vertical surface mount packaged semiconductor device, the test socket including a test substrate, a support member, and clamps. The test substrate includes terminals which are electrically connectable to a testing device. The shape of the support member is complementary to the shape of the bottom surface of leads extending from the vertical surface mount packaged semiconductor device. The shape of the clamps is complementary to the top surface of the leads. The test substrate may also define lead alignment notches around one or more of the terminals. Upon placement of a vertical surface mount packaged semiconductor device on the test substrate, the leads are aligned with their corresponding terminals, then placed against the terminals and the support member. The clamps are then placed against the leads, biasing each of the leads against the support member and its corresponding terminal. The test socket may also be associated with a testing device as part of a system for testing vertical surface mount packaged semiconductor devices.

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