Patent ID: 7733107

Claim:
A Charged Device Model tester comprising: a metal ground plane, said ground plane having an aperture formed therein; a coaxial cable received within said aperture and attached to said ground plane, said coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, said outer conductor in electrical communication with said metal ground plane and said inner conductor extending from said coaxial cable to define a terminal contact segment of said inner conductor; a DUT positioner selectively mounted to said ground plane enabling placement of a DUT upon said metal ground plane and in electrical communication therewith at a location substantially proximate said terminal contact segment of said inner conductor, wherein a first end of said coaxial cable is concentrically positioned within and attached to said metal ground plane along a substantial length of a perimeter adjacent said aperture, and wherein said terminal contact segment of said inner conductor extends in a perpendicular manner from said metal ground plane; and a low capacitance single pole single throw relay attached to said metal ground plane and in electrical communication therewith, said low capacitance single pole single throw relay having an electrical lead attached thereto, said electrical lead including a low capacitance resistor, whereby electrical connection of said electrical lead to said DUT enables an insitu VFTLP leakage analysis.