Patent ID: 7733106

Claim:
A die carrier apparatus comprising: a carrier configured to receive a plurality of singulated dies thereon; a base; and a first interface device attached to the base with a mechanical engagement that selectively and releasably tightens the first interface device to the base in a manner that allows the first interface device and the base to be placed in and removed from a testing system while being tightened together as a coupled unit, wherein the base and the first interface device form a hermetically sealed enclosure in which the carrier is disposed, the first interface device comprising: a plurality of resilient probes disposed within the enclosure on a first surface of the first interface device and patterned to contact the plurality of singulated dies when disposed on the carrier, a first electrical interface disposed outside of the enclosure on a second surface of the first interface device opposite the first surface, the first electrical interface being directly opposite the plurality of resilient probes, and electrical connections between ones of the probes and the first electrical interface.