Patent ID: 7142002

Claim:
An emulation adapter for use with a semiconductor chip test handler, the emulation adapter being configured to: mechanically connect to a test handler positioner of a first type and to a chip coupler for coupling to a semiconductor chip, the chip coupler being of a second type that is incompatible with direct connection to the test handler positioner of the first type; directly connect to the test handler positioner of the first type and to directly connect to the chip coupler of the second type; provide fluid communication between the test handler positioner of the first type and the chip coupler of the second type by providing a passage through the emulation adapter with a first portion of the passage in alignment with a first opening provided by the test handler positioner of the first type and a second portion of the passage in alignment with a second opening provided by the chip coupler of the second type, wherein the emulation adapter includes a first plate configured to attach to the test handler positioner and a second plate configured to attach to the chip coupler.