Patent ID: 7388391

Claim:
A method of testing an electronic component, comprising: contacting at least one electrical connecting structure of a first plurality of electrical connecting structures with a test device, the at least one electrical connecting structure having an external portion extending from a first outer surface of an electronic component and an internal portion within a case of the electronic component; contacting at least one second electrical connecting structure of a second plurality of electrical connecting structures with the test device, the at least one second electrical connecting structure having an external portion extending from a second opposing outer surface of the electronic component and an internal portion within the case of the electronic component; providing a measuring instrument electrically communicating with the test device for measuring at least one electrical characteristic of the at least one electrical connecting structure of the first plurality of electrical connecting structures and at least one electrical characteristic of the at least one second electrical connecting structure of the second plurality of electrical connecting structures; and measuring the at least one electrical characteristic of the at least one electrical connecting structure of the first plurality of electrical connecting structures and at least one electrical characteristic of the at least one second electrical connecting structure of the second plurality of electrical connecting with the measuring instrument.