Patent ID: 6265886
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A conductive bump array contactor suitable for testing a bumped device having a plurality of conductive bumps, comprising:a base having a plurality of contact elements projecting therefrom, the contact elements being alignable with and engageable with the array of conductive bumps;an ejector coupled to the base and moveable with respect to the base between a first position proximate the base and a second position spaced apart from the base, the ejector being at least partially positionable between the base and the bumped device and having a single opening sized to receive the plurality of contact elements such that the plurality of contact elements project at least partially into the single opening and are engageable with the array of conductive bumps when the ejector is in the first position, the contact elements being disengageable from the array of conductive bumps when the ejector is in the second position; andan actuating device coupled to the base and to the ejector that asserts a force on the ejector sufficient to disengage the array of conductive bumps from the plurality of contact elements and to move the ejector into the second position.