Patent ID: 7489155

Claim:
A method for testing System In Package (SIP) devices each having a plurality of electrical contacts, comprising: receiving said SIP devices in industry standard device processing trays having a plurality of SIP device receiving cells; forming a stack of said trays of SIP devices; orienting said stack of said trays such that said contacts on each of said devices are in a predetermined orientation; providing a test hive having a plurality of test circuits corresponding in number to each of said cells and providing a plurality of groups of test contacts, each of said group of test contacts being coupled to one of said test circuits and being oriented to engage said plurality of electrical contacts of a SIP device disposed in a corresponding one of said cells; moving each said tray from said stack one at a time to a position proximate said test hive; causing relative movement of said tray proximate said test hive whereby said test hive engages said tray of SIP devices such that electrical connection is made simultaneously by each of said groups of test contacts with said electrical contacts of a SIP device disposed in said corresponding one of said cells; and simultaneously, electrically testing all of said SIP devices in each tray engaged by said hive without removing said SIP devices from said tray.