Patent ID: 6867608

Claim:
An assembly for electrically connecting a test component to a testing machine for testing electrical circuits on the test component, the assembly comprising: a contactor assembly including a plurality of first conductors; a plurality of first terminals each connected to a respective one of the first conductors; a plurality of resilient interconnection elements each connected to a respective one of the first conductors and have ends to electrically contact the test component; and a support component to support the contact assembly; an external interface component on the support component and comprising electrical connectors to make electrical connections with the testing machine; a flexible substrate; flexible second conductors on the flexible substrate and electrically connected to the external interface component; a plurality of second terminals on the flexible substrate electrically connected to the flexible second conductors; a plurality of conductive bumps disposed between the first and second terminals; and a clamp comprising first and second clamping members to urge the first and second terminals towards each other and to deform the conductive bumps.