Test system with temporary test structures
First Claim
1. A test system for detecting manufacturing defects in conductive electronic device antenna structures under test, comprising:
- temporary test structures that are brought into contact with the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test only during testing;
a fixture that receives the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test and the temporary test structures, wherein the temporary test structures are configured to enhance the detection of manufacturing defects; and
test probe structures configured to convey radio-frequency test signals to the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test and to receive corresponding test data from the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test while the radio-frequency test signals are being conveyed to the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test.
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Abstract
Electronic device structures such as a conductive housing member that forms part of an antenna may be tested during manufacturing. A test system may be provided that includes a test probe configured to energize the conductive housing member or other conductive structures under test and that includes temporary test structures that may be placed in the vicinity of or in direct contact with the device structures during testing to facilitate detection of manufacturing defects. Test equipment such as a network analyzer may provide radio-frequency test signals in a range of frequencies. An antenna probe may be used to gather corresponding wireless radio-frequency signal data. Forward transfer coefficient data may be computed from the transmitted and received radio-frequency signals. The forward transfer coefficient data or other test data may be compared to reference data to determine whether the device structures contain a fault.
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21 Claims
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1. A test system for detecting manufacturing defects in conductive electronic device antenna structures under test, comprising:
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temporary test structures that are brought into contact with the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test only during testing; a fixture that receives the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test and the temporary test structures, wherein the temporary test structures are configured to enhance the detection of manufacturing defects; and test probe structures configured to convey radio-frequency test signals to the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test and to receive corresponding test data from the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test while the radio-frequency test signals are being conveyed to the conductive electronic device antenna structures under test. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for manufacturing an electronic device using test equipment, wherein the electronic device includes input-output devices that receive inputs directly from a user, wherein the electronic device includes device housing structures under test at least a portion of which serves as a housing for the electronic device, and wherein the test equipment includes test probe structures and a test fixture, the method comprising:
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with the test fixture, receiving the device housing structures under test; mating temporary test structures with the device housing structures under test; with the test probe structures, performing radio-frequency measurements on the device housing structures under test while the temporary test structures are mated with the device housing structures under test to determine whether the device housing structures under test contain a manufacturing defect; and removing the temporary test structures from the device housing structures under test. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for detecting manufacturing defects in device structures under test using test equipment having test probe structures and a test fixture, the method comprising:
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receiving the device structures under test with the test fixture, wherein the device structures under test comprise a peripheral conductive housing member; with the test probe structures, performing radio-frequency measurements on the device structures under test while the peripheral conductive housing member is placed within the test fixture; enhancing the accuracy of the radio-frequency measurements gathered using the test-probe structures by physically mating temporary test structures with the device structures under test; and determining whether the device structures under test contain a manufacturing defect based on results gathered from the radio-frequency measurements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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