Patent ID: 11906576
Assignee: JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A testing system for testing integrated circuit devices, comprising:
a device under test;
a load board; and
a contact assembly including:
a first blade;
a second blade; and
an elastomer configured to retain the first blade and the second blade,
wherein the first blade and the second blade are electrically conductive,
the first blade and the second blade are arranged in a cross configuration so that the first blade and the second blade form a substantially X-shape in a top view when assembled, and
the elastomer is at least columnar in part and non-conductive,

wherein a first end of the first blade is configured to contact a terminal of the device under test,
a first end of the second blade is configured to contact a terminal of the load board,
the elastomer is configured to provide a rotational bias force to twist arms of the first blade and the second blade on the X-shape formed by the first blade and the second blade.