Patent ID: 11899042
Assignee: TERADYNE, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A test system comprising:
test sites comprising test sockets for testing devices under test (DUTs);
Dickers for picking DUTs from the test sockets or placing the DUTs into the test sockets, each picker comprising a picker head for holding a DUT;
a gantry on which the pickers are mounted, the gantry being configured to move the pickers relative to the test sites to position the pickers for picking the DUTs from the test sockets or placing the DUTs into the test sockets; and
packs comprising the test sockets and at least some test electronics for performing tests on the DUTs in the test sockets, where different packs are configurable to have different configurations for DUTs having different characteristics;
wherein the test sockets are arranged in at least one array that is accessible to the pickers on the gantry; and
wherein the pickers are controllable, and a number of the pickers is scalable, based on characteristics of the packs and the test sockets in the packs.