Patent ID: 7511521

Claim:
A test assembly for electrically connecting a test component to a testing machine for testing electrical circuits on the test component, the test assembly comprising: a contactor assembly comprising first electrical conductors, a plurality of first terminals connected to first ends of the first electrical conductors, a plurality of second terminals connected to second ends of the first electrical conductors, and resilient interconnection elements to electrically interconnect the first terminals to the test component; a probe assembly comprising a plate component supporting the contactor assembly, and an interface component on the plate component comprising a plurality of external electrical connectors for electrically connecting to the testing machine; a flexible substrate having a first end which is connected to the interface component and a second end opposite the first end, flexible conductors on the flexible substrate, the flexible conductors having a first part which is connected to the interface component and a terminal part at the second end of the flexible substrate, the terminal part comprising a plurality of third terminals which are aligned with the second terminals; a plurality of electrical contactor bumps between the second and third terminals; and a clamping mechanism comprising a first clamping member and a second clamping member, the clamping members being urged together to exert a clamping force that moves the second and third terminals together so that the contactor bumps are deformed therebetween.