Patent ID: 6791317
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A load board for connecting to a tester for testing an RF integrated circuit device (â€œDUTâ€ ), the load board comprising:a printed circuit board (â€œPCBâ€ ) having a DUT side and a non-DUT side, the DUT side including a socket into which a DUT is insertable, the non-DUT side accessible to one or more RF connectors to which an RF cable is connectable, each RF connector providing an RF connection to a tester such that RF signals can be input to or output from the tester from or to the DUT inserted in the socket, the PCB further including at least one aperture for making a coaxial connection therethrough to a cable connected to one of the RF connectors, each coaxial connection through each aperture electrically coupled to the socket on the DUT side of the PCB and matched for a range of frequencies up to at least approximately 5 GHz, including the frequencies used in the IEEE 802.11a standard.