Patent ID: 6259263
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: G01R,H01R

Abstract:
A semiconductor contactor which holds and aligns semiconductors under test on a test board, the contactor comprising:a contact housing having a plurality of contacts, the contact housing adapted to receive a semiconductor;an upper alignment block having a first plurality of pin apertures;an adaptor which electrically connects the plurality of contacts on the contact housing to the first plurality of pin apertures in the upper alignment block; anda lower alignment block having a second plurality of pin apertures positioned in coordination with the upper alignment block to align the pin apertures of the lower alignment block with the pin apertures of the upper alignment block to receive a respective contact pin in the aligned upper and lower pin apertures, the lower alignment block being fixedly connected to the test board and movably connected to the upper alignment block to allow relative three-dimensional movement of the upper alignment block with respect to the lower alignment block, said aligned upper and lower pin apertures having an enlarged region to permit movement of the contact pin within the aligned upper and lower pin apertures when the upper alignment block moves with respect to the lower alignment block.