Patent ID: 7578057
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: G01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a segmented contactor for use in a testing assembly, said method comprising: forming a plurality of contactor unit tiles on a single substrate, each of said tiles comprising a first side to which a plurality of freestanding, resilient contact elements are attached, each of said tiles further comprising a second side opposite said first side; separating each of said tiles from said single substrate; and testing electrically each of said tiles; attaching said second sides of ones of said tiles that pass said testing to a backing substrate, wherein said attaching comprises disposing said ones of said tiles on said backing substrate such that said first sides of said ones of said tiles are generally coplanar and contact tips of said resilient contact elements attached to said first sides of said ones of said tiles are disposed in a pattern generally in a plane that corresponds to terminals of said integrated circuits.