Patent ID: 6507203
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A test head assembly for a test system, the system capable of testing a plurality of different laterally sized boards, comprising:a test head having a plurality of test head contact areas, each with one or more individual contacts, for providing electronic signals to or receiving electronic signals from one or more devices under test, a number of boards for holding said one or more devices under test, and for coupling electrical contacts thereof to at least one of said plurality of test head contact areas, each board having a lateral dimension, the total lateral dimension of said number of boards not exceeding the lateral dimension of the test head, said number of boards comprises boards having the same lateral dimensions or boards having different lateral dimensions, and at least one mounting device for fastening said number of boards to said test head, wherein the arrangement of said at least one mounting device and said plurality of test head contact areas is configured so that said number of boards are attachable to the test head.