Patent ID: 7477063

Claim:
A universal insert for carrying a BGA package comprising: a meshed base having a component cavity, a mounting surface and a plurality of aligning ball holes in the component cavity, wherein the aligning ball holes are arranged in an array with an equal pitch; at least a latch disposed inside the meshed base to press and hold the BGA package; and a plurality of lift pins flexibly extending from the peripheries of the mounting surface of the meshed base; during probe testing, the component cavity accommodates the BGA package inside, at least some of the aligning ball holes are one-on-one aligned to a plurality of solder balls of the BGA package so that the solder balls are exposed from the corresponding aligning ball holes on the mounting surface; the aligning ball holes include a plurality of first aligning ball holes and a plurality of second aligning ball holes, wherein the hole depths of the second aligning ball holes are smaller than the ones of the first aligning ball holes.