Static-free interrogating connector for electric components

Details Static-free interrogating connector for electric components Static-free interrogating connector for electric components

1990-03-02

1990-09-04

Bradley, Paula A.

Electrical connectors

Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...

With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...

439 92, 439188, 361413, 200 511, 174 51, H01R 909, H01R 13648

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049540874

ABSTRACT:
An improved connector for connection to and identification and testing of electric components such as integrated circuits is described which features a number of spring biased contact elements normally in contacting relation with a shorting bar. When a particular component is placed in a specified physical relation to the connector, a combination of exposed electrical contacts and nonconductive elements on the component to be tested displace specified ones of the contact members away from the shorting bars, providing a connection pattern which can be detected. At the same time, test signals can be applied to the electric component to be tested. The circuit may be identified and its specific parameters identified and characterized in a single operation according to the invention. Advantageously, the shorting bar is grounded so that any static charge on the component to be tested is grounded before the contact elements are displaced from the shorting bar.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3903385 (1975-09-01), Moyer et al.
patent: 4070557 (1978-01-01), Ostapovitch
patent: 4671599 (1987-06-01), Olsson
patent: 4786258 (1988-11-01), Shaffer et al.

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