Flexible test head internal interface
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1. A connection module for use with a test head system, the test head system including a test head for testing devices, said connection module comprising:
- a plurality of flexible circuits for transmitting and receiving signals between electronics in the test head and a device to be tested; and
connection points on a first end of each of said flexible circuits for connecting said flexible circuits to the electronics in the test head.
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Abstract
A connection module for use with a test head system is provided, the test head system including a test head for testing devices. The connection module includes a plurality of flexible circuits for transmitting and receiving signals between electronics in the test head and a device to be tested. The connection module also includes connection points on a first end of each of the flexible circuits for connecting the flexible circuits to the electronics in the test head.
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39 Claims
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1. A connection module for use with a test head system, the test head system including a test head for testing devices, said connection module comprising:
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a plurality of flexible circuits for transmitting and receiving signals between electronics in the test head and a device to be tested; and
connection points on a first end of each of said flexible circuits for connecting said flexible circuits to the electronics in the test head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An interface for providing interconnection between a test head and a device to be tested, said interface comprising:
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a plurality of connection modules, each of said connection modules including a plurality of flexible circuits for transmitting and receiving signals between electronics in the test head and the device to be tested; and
a device interface providing interconnection between at least one of said plurality of connection modules and the device to be tested. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A test head system comprising:
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a test head including a plurality of electronic circuits; and
an interface for providing interconnection between said test head and a device to be tested, said interface including a plurality of flexible circuits for transmitting and receiving signals between said plurality of electronic circuits and the device to be tested. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of connecting a test head to a device to be tested comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one connection module, said connection module including, a plurality of flexible circuits for transmitting and receiving signals between electronics in the test head and the device to be tested; and
connecting said connection module between electronics in the test head and the device to be tested.
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36. A method of modifying a test head system comprising the steps of:
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removing a first flexible circuit from said test head system, the first flexible circuit having a first configuration for exchanging signals between electronics in a test head and a device to be tested, and replacing the first flexible circuit with a second flexible circuit having a second configuration, the second flexible circuit for exchanging signals between the electronics in the test head and a device to be tested, the first configuration being different from the second configuration.
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37. A method of modifying a test head system comprising the steps of:
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removing a first connection module from the test head system, the first connection module having a first configuration and including a plurality of flexible circuits for exchanging signals between electronics in a test head and a device to be tested; and
replacing the first connection module with a second connection module having a second configuration, the second connection module including a plurality of flexible circuits for exchanging signals between the electronics in the test head and a device to be tested, the first configuration being different from the second configuration.
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38. A method of modifying a test head system comprising the steps of:
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providing a flexible circuit configured for transmitting and receiving signals between electronics in a test head and a device to be tested; and
adding the flexible circuit to the test head system.
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39. A method of assembling a test head system, the test head system including a test head for testing devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of connection modules, each of said connection modules including a plurality of flexible circuits for transmitting and receiving signals between electronics in the test head and the device to be tested; and
assembling an interface for providing interconnection between the test head and the device to be tested, said step of assembling including arranging said connection modules in a predetermined configuration.
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