Patent ID: 7764079

Claim:
A probe system for testing a device-under-test (DUT), comprising: a base having a mounting interface; a first stage releasably secured to said mounting interface so as to be replaceable with a second stage in less than 60 minutes with only hand tools or by hand; a first chuck releasably secured to one of said first and second stages so as to be replaceable with a second chuck in less than 60 minutes with only hand tools or by hand, wherein said first and second chucks are capable of supporting the DUT; a first manipulator releasably secured proximate one of said first and second chucks so as to be replaceable with a second manipulator in less than 60 minutes with only hand tools or by hand; and a first probe releasably secured to one of said first and second manipulators so as to receive test information from the DUT and so as to be replaceable with a second probe in less than 60 minutes with only hand tools or by hand.