Patent ID: 8912811

Claim:
A test receptacle for making temporary electrical contact with a plurality of microcircuit terminals to a load board, said terminals having a predetermined pattern, comprising: a test contact element array comprising a plurality of test contact elements arranged in substantially the predetermined pattern of the plurality of microcircuit terminals, each test contact element in the plurality comprising a resilient finger projecting from an insulating membrane as a cantilevered beam, and having on a contact side thereof a conducting contact pad for contacting a corresponding microcircuit terminal in the plurality; a spring members applying a bias force to said test contact elements and extending; a plurality of flexible connection vias arranged adjacent said spring members and electrically connected to said test contact elements at one and to a load board at the other in substantially the predetermined pattern of the plurality of microcircuit terminals, each connection via in the plurality aligned with one of the test contact elements.