Patent ID: 8430676

Claim:
A modular space transformer comprising: a bottom plate having a first surface and a second surface, the bottom plate further comprising a cut-out; a guide plate configured for mounting in the cut-out of the bottom plate, the guide plate having a first surface and a second surface, the guide plate further having a first plurality of spaced electrical connections disposed in a plurality of apertures formed through the guide plate for providing electrical connections between a plurality of test probe contacts and a plurality of guide plate contacts; and a top plate having a first and second surface, at least a portion of the second surface of the top plate mounted to at least a portion of the first surface of the bottom plate, the top plate further having a second plurality of spaced electrical contacts disposed through the top plate with at least one of the plurality of guide plate contacts electrically connected to at least one of the second plurality of spaced electrical contacts, wherein the second plurality of spaced electrical contacts on the top plate have a greater pitch than the plurality of apertures formed through the guide plate.