Patent ID: 11879910
Assignee: DELTA DESIGN, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. An integrated circuit device testing system comprising:
a socket configured to receive an integrated circuit device, the socket comprising a plurality of electrical contacts configured to contact electrical contacts of an integrated circuit device;
a thermal unit configured to heat and/or cool the integrated circuit device on a first, socket side of the integrated circuit device via the electrical contacts of the socket when the integrated circuit device is engaged with the socket; and
a controller or active circuit;
wherein the socket comprises at least one conductive trace;
wherein the controller is configured to determine a temperature at a surface of the integrated circuit device based on a measured resistance of the at least one conductive trace;
wherein the socket comprises: a base member comprising the plurality of electrical contacts of the socket, and a floating plate supported by the base member via at least one spring, the floating plate comprising a plurality of floating plate openings configured to allow the electrical contacts of the integrated circuit device to electrically engage with the electrical contacts of the socket through the floating plate openings; and
wherein the at least one conductive trace is located in the floating plate.