Modular test probe

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1984-12-10

1985-11-19

Karlsen, Ernest F.

Electricity: measuring and testing

Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se

With rotor

324 725, G01R 106

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045545065

ABSTRACT:
A test probe employing a buckling beam array for testing integrated circuits. A pair of identical sets of guides are positioned on either side of a centerpost to align the buckling beams. In one embodiment the holes in one set of guides is offset by a key to induce prebow in the beams. In another embodiment prebow is induced by a floating asymmetric separator positioned on the centerpost between the guide sets. When a force is applied to the probe, the beams deflect in the direction but to different extents so that a uniform force is applied to the surface of the IC irrespective of variations in height.

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