Patent ID: 6275058
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A test board for testing one or more of a plurality of integrated circuits, said test board comprising:a plurality of sockets, each of said plurality of sockets adapted to receive a respective one of said plurality of integrated circuits being tested, each of said plurality of integrated circuits having a respective plurality of input/output ports;a supply voltage conductor to carry a supply voltage for said plurality of sockets;a plurality of protective devices, each of said plurality of protective devices being associated with a respective one of said plurality of sockets and connected between said supply voltage conductor and said respective one of said plurality of sockets; andat least one controller, said at least one controller adapted to determine a state of each of said protective devices and to prevent signals from being transmitted from or received by a respective one of said plurality of integrated circuits in a socket if said socket's associated protective device has operated.