Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrically conductive pins for microcircuit tester
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Application No.: US15082083Application Date: 2016-03-28
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Publication No.: US09678106B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: John E. Nelson , Jeffrey C. Sherry , Brian Warwick , Gary W. Michalko
- Applicant: Johnstech International Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Johnstech International Corporation
- Current Assignee: Johnstech International Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Altera Law Group, LLC
- Main IPC: G01R1/067
- IPC: G01R1/067 ; G01R31/28 ; G01R3/00

Abstract:
The terminals of a device under test (DUT) are temporarily electrically connected to corresponding contact pads on a load board by a series of electrically conductive pin pairs. The pin pairs are held in place by an interposer membrane with a top facing the device under test, a bottom facing the load board, and a vertically resilient, non-conductive member between the top and bottom contact plates. Each pin pair includes a top and bottom pin, which extend beyond the top and bottom contact plates, respectively, toward the device under test and the load board, respectively. The bottom pins has a lower contact surface which includes an arcuate portion or ridge which increases contact pressure and ablates oxides by the rocking action of ridge when the DUT in inserted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160209444A1 Electrically Conductive Pins Microcircuit Tester Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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