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

Claim 7:
8. A strip socket for burn-in testing of an array of devices provided on a device strip, wherein the strip socket comprises:
a socket base configured to receive the device strip including the array of devices, the socket base including a contactor plate configured to support the device strip, the contactor plate including an array of contact holes;
an array of conductive contacts;
a socket lid;
at least one heating block associated with the socket lid;
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
wherein in the closed position of the socket lid, respective conductive contacts in the array of conductive contacts project through respective contact holes in the array of contact holes in the contactor plate to come into contact with respective devices in the array of devices on the device strip.