Patent ID: 9638747
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G01R

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a testing platform having a circuit board; a socket on the board for receiving and connecting to an integrated circuit package, socket having an array of pins to engage connection bumps on a surface of the package and a first biasing feature to contact outside edges of the package exterior to guide the package exterior into rough alignment with the socket and a second biasing feature to guide each bump into alignment with a respective pin of the socket; a perturbation source to induce movement of the package with respect to both the first and second biasing features into alignment with the pins of the socket; a feedback sensor to determine whether the package is in alignment with the socket and to generate an alignment signal in response to the determination; and a controller coupled to the feedback sensor to deactivate the perturbation source in response to the alignment signal.