Patent ID: 7800393

Claim:
An electronic device test apparatus, comprising; a plurality of testers on which are mounted test heads connected to test outputters for outputting test signals to a plurality of electronic devices and for inspecting response signals from the plurality of electronic devices; a loading transporter provided at a frontmost stage of the plurality of the testers that transports the plurality of electronic devices from a previous process conveyance medium to a test tray before loading the plurality of electronic devices into the plurality of testers; an unloading transporter provided at a rearmost stage of the plurality of testers that unloads the plurality of electronic devices from the test tray to a later process conveyance medium corresponding to the response signals of the plurality of electronic devices; and a transporter provided between the plurality of testers that transports the test tray from a previous process tester to a later process tester and includes a buffer that holds a plurality of the test trays to absorb a waiting time due to a difference in processing capacities between the plurality of test trays.