Patent ID: 11913989
Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 19:
20. A strip socket for burn-in testing of an array of devices provided on a device strip including multiple device panels, wherein respective device panels include respective devices in the array of devices, wherein the strip socket comprises:
a socket base configured to receive the device strip including the array of devices;
a socket lid;
multiple heating blocks associated with the socket lid, wherein respective ones of the multiple heating blocks are arranged for heating respective ones of the multiple device panels on the device strip;
wherein the socket lid is movable between (a) an open position allowing the device strip to be mounted on the socket base and (b) a closed position in which the mounted device strip is arranged between the socket lid and socket base; and
an array of conductive contacts arranged to contact respective devices in the array of devices.