Patent ID: 6910924
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: G01R,H01R

Abstract:
1. An interface device for interfacing automatic test equipment (ATE) with a unit under test (UUT), the interface device comprising: at least one GPI connector body carrying at least one floating GPI contact, the GPI contact having a first end and a second end, the first end of the GPI contact being adapted for engagement with a corresponding contact of the ATE in a manner to permit electrical communication between the GPI contact and its corresponding ATE contact; at least one twin access contact (TAC) connector body carrying at least one floating TAC contact, the TAC contact having a first end and a second end, the TAC connector body being positioned adjacent to the GPI connector body so that the second end of the GPI contact engages the first end of the TAC contact in a manner to permit electrical communication between the GPI contact and the TAC contact; and a printed wiring board (PWB) having at least one contact pad and at least one surface mount connector for mating with a UUT, the contact pad and the surface mount connector being electrically connected via circuitry carried by the PWB, the contact pad being adapted for engagement with the second end of the TAC contact in a manner to permit electrical communication between the contact pad and the TAC contact.