Anisotropic probing contactor
First Claim
1. A contactor for providing electrical connections between a device under test having first electrical contacts with a first pitch and a first diameter that contact a first side of the contactor and a tester input board having second electrical contacts with a second pitch and a second diameter that contact a second side of the contactor, the contactor comprising:
- a sheet of an electrically insulating material having a first surface at the first side of the contactor and a second surface at the second side of the contactor, where the first surface and the second surface are substantially parallel one to another, and electrical connectors extending along a length from the first side of the contactor, to the second side of the contactor, the electrical connectors being substantially parallel one to another along their lengths, the electrical connectors having a third diameter that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch, and also having a third pitch that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch.
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Abstract
A contactor for providing electrical connections between a device under test and a tester input board. The device under test has first electrical contacts with a first pitch and a first diameter that contact a first side of the contactor, and the tester input board has second electrical contacts with a second pitch and a second diameter that contact a second side of the contactor. The contactor has a sheet of an electrically insulating material with a first surface at the first side of the contactor and a second surface at the second side of the contactor. The first surface and the second surface of the electrically insulating material are substantially parallel one to another. Electrical connectors extend along a length from the first side of the contactor to the second side of the contactor. The electrical connectors are substantially parallel one to another along their lengths. The electrical connectors have a third diameter that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch, and also have a third pitch that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch.
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20 Claims
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1. A contactor for providing electrical connections between a device under test having first electrical contacts with a first pitch and a first diameter that contact a first side of the contactor and a tester input board having second electrical contacts with a second pitch and a second diameter that contact a second side of the contactor, the contactor comprising:
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a sheet of an electrically insulating material having a first surface at the first side of the contactor and a second surface at the second side of the contactor, where the first surface and the second surface are substantially parallel one to another, and electrical connectors extending along a length from the first side of the contactor, to the second side of the contactor, the electrical connectors being substantially parallel one to another along their lengths, the electrical connectors having a third diameter that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch, and also having a third pitch that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A contactor for providing electrical connections between a flip chip integrated circuit having first electrical contacts with a first pitch and a first diameter that contact a first side of the contactor and a tester input board having second electrical contacts with a second pitch and a second diameter that contact a second side of the contactor, the contactor comprising:
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a sheet of an electrically insulating elastomeric material having a first surface at the first side of the contactor and a second surface at the second side of the contactor, where the first surface and the second surface are substantially parallel one to another, and electrical connectors extending along a length from the first side of the contactor to the second side of the contactor, the electrical connectors being substantially parallel one to another along their lengths, the electrical connectors having a third diameter that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch, and also having a third pitch that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A contactor for providing electrical connections between a ball bond integrated circuit having first electrical contacts with a first pitch and a first diameter that contact a first side of the contactor and a tester input board having second electrical contacts with a second pitch and a second diameter that contact a second side of the contactor, the contactor comprising:
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a sheet of an electrically insulating material having a first surface at the first side of the contactor and a second surface at the second side of the contactor, where the first surface and the second surface are substantially parallel one to another, and electrical connectors extending along a length from the first side of the contactor to the second side of the contactor, the electrical connectors being substantially parallel one to another along their lengths, where the electrical connectors extend past the first side of the contactor, the electrical connectors having a third diameter that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch, and also having a third pitch that is no greater than the first pitch and the second pitch. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification