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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8345418 | Cooling configuration for communication boards A cooling configuration is provided for chassis-mounted electronics boards. In one embodiment, the chassis comprises a housing and at least two electronics boards. The electronics boards may comprise communication boards having a plurality of ports. Cooling air spac... | 01/01/2013 |
| 7679920 | Cooling air distribution scheme for communication boards A cooling distribution configuration is provided for chassis-mounted electronics boards. In one embodiment, the chassis comprises a housing and at least one electronics board. The electronics board may comprise a communication board having a plurality of ports. Cool... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7663388 | Active thermal control unit for maintaining the set point temperature of a DUT A thermal control unit (TCU) for maintaining the set point temperature of an IC device under test (DUT) has a thermoelectric module (a Peltier device), a fluid circulation block, a lower pedestal assembly containing a thermal sensor, and an upper cover housing arran... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7651340 | Chip actuator cover assembly An improved IC chip actuator cover assembly for an IC socket includes a pedestal assembly spring-mounted to the bottom of a carrier housing and side leaf springs or other similar force transferring means on the pedestal assembly which transmit a z-axis force to the ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7583097 | Contactor nest for an IC device and method An improved contactor nest for receiving and holding IC devices against a pin board interposer during the test or burn-in of the devices includes a frame having an IC pocket with a top opening, which is oversized in relation to the footprint of the IC device for whi... | 09/01/2009 |
| 6559665 | Test socket for an IC device A test socket for an IC device has relatively thin contact interface wall in which an having an array of double-ended pogo pins. The double-ended pogo pins provide resilient spring-loaded contacts for the I/O contacts of an IC device held in the socket as... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6354859 | Cover assembly for an IC socket A cover assembly for IC chip has a lid portion and a retractable chip depressor member extendable from the underside of the lid portion along the lid's z-axis. When the cover assembly is mounted over the chip cavity of an IC socket and is properly indexed... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6297654 | Test socket and method for testing an IC device in a dead bug orientation A test socket for testing an optical IC device in a dead bug orientation includes a socket body with a device under test cavity (DUT cavity) for receiving an optical IC device under test (optical DUT) in a contact-up or dead bug orientation. The DUT cavit... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6220870 | IC chip socket and method An I/C chip socket is provided with a separate docking platform having a seating surface with an array of locator openings for receiving and fixing the position of the I/O contacts of an I/C chip such as the solder balls of a BGA. The docking platform is ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6208155 | Probe tip and method for making electrical contact with a solder ball contact of an integrated circuit device An improved probe tip for making electrical contact with a solder ball of an integrated circuit device such as a BGA includes two perimeter point structures having interior angled edges which form a front hollow region in the probe tip for receiving the s... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6046597 | Test socket for an IC device A test socket for an IC device has relatively thin contact interface wall having an array of double-ended pogo pins. The double-ended pogo pins provide resilient spring-loaded contacts for the I/O contacts of an IC device held in the socket as well as for... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5629837 | Button contact for surface mounting an IC device to a circuit board A button contact and array of button contacts are provided for surface mounting a leadless IC device to a circuit board. The button contacts of the button contact array have a substantially flat body lying in a plane and oppositedly directed contact point... | 05/13/1997 |
