Patent ID: 7548078

Claim:
A performance board for electrically connecting a device-under-test with a test apparatus, wherein said test apparatus has a test head containing test modules for sending/receiving signals to/from said device-under-test, said performance board comprises: a plurality of sub-boards arranged substantially on the same plane, each containing a part of a plurality of wires for connecting said test modules with said device-under-test; and a fixing section for attaching and fixing said plurality of sub-boards as a unit to said test head, said fixing section comprising: a test head-side attachment section attached, fixed, to said test head, and configured to allow for free replacement and rearrangement of the test modules; and a sub-board-side attachment section for attaching and fixing said respective sub-boards, and each of said sub-boards comprising: a test head-side connector provided on the back of said sub-board and electrically connected with said test module; and a device-side connector provided on the surface side of said sub-board and electrically connected with said device-under-test, and said sub-board-side attachment section fixes said respective sub-boards at an outer peripheral portion of said fixing section.