Patent ID: 8970246
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An assembly for measuring current applied to an integrated circuit (IC) module, comprising: a bolt including a threaded male portion corresponding to a threaded aperture; a bus structure arrangement in contact with the bolt, the bus structure having an insulating layer sandwiched between an upper electrical conductive layer and a lower electrical conductive layer, said bus structure arrangement configured to receive current applied from an external power supply; an IC module including an electrically conductive terminal region and a threaded aperture within the confines of said terminal region, for receiving current to be measured; and a resistive washer in electrical contact with the bus structure and the electrically conductive terminal region of the IC module, the resistive washer configured to provide opposition to the current that flows between the bus structure and the electrically conductive terminal region of the IC module, wherein said bus structure, said resistive washer and said IC module each define an aperture large enough to clear said threaded male portion of said bolt, said bolt extending through said aperture of said bus structure, said resistive washer and said IC module, in the stated order, and having its male portion threaded into said threaded aperture of said IC module, to thereby fasten said bus structure, said resistive washer and said IC module together in order to provide desired electrical contact.