Patent ID: 7429868
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A socket assembly for testing a semiconductor device, wherein a semiconductor detachably secured on a carrier provided in a handler is electrically connected to a socket for testing, the socket assembly comprising: a socket board electrically connected to an outside testing device, wherein the socket board comprises a plurality of connection pins configured to be connected to leads of said semiconductor; a socket guide configured to cover the socket board, wherein the socket guide comprises an open part that extends therethrough so as to receive said semiconductor therein for connection to the plurality of connection pins of the socket board; a spacer positioned within the open part of the socket guide and on an upper surface of the socket board corresponding to the open part of the socket guide, wherein the spacer is configured to maintain a predetermined distance between the semiconductor and the socket board such that a surface of the semiconductor contacts a surface of the spacer before a surface of the carrier contacts the socket guide; and a location unit provided on an inner side of the socket guide and configured to establish a location of the spacer.