Patent ID: 6942497
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: G01R,H01R

Abstract:
1. A socket assembly for an integrated circuit test, comprising: a guide block provided in a terminal region of a test board, said guide block defining an area into which an integrated circuit can be inserted opposite terminals formed on an upper surface of the test board in the terminal region; a guide part provided on an inner side wall of the guide block, to guide an insertion position of the integrated circuit so that respective leads of the integrated circuit are aligned with the corresponding terminals of the test board; and a pressurizing plate adapted to interface with the guide block, the pressurizing plate including a pressurizing protrusion on a surface thereof, such that when the pressurizing plate is applied to the guide block, the respective leads of the integrated circuit are urged to directly connect with the corresponding terminals of the upper surface of the test board.