Patent ID: 6956390

Claim:
A test block for an automatic test equipment (ATE) system, the test block comprising: a body having an upper surface shaped such that it is received by a test head, a lower surface shaped to be received by a corresponding portion of a test socket, and a side wall extending between the upper surface and the lower surface; and an angled rail extending from the side wall of the body and having a free end positioned to engage contact pads of the test socket when the test block is mounted between the test head and test socket, wherein the body and the angled rail emulate a thermal characteristic of a device to be tested between the test head and contact pads of test socket; a hole formed in a first flange of the angled rail and extending into the body in a direction parallel to the upper surface; and a thermocouple mounted in the hole such that a tip of the thermocouple is positioned at a central location within the body.