Removable biasing board for automated testing of integrated circuits
US5519331A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R1/07378
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A "personality" card (bias adapter board) is employed to program power supply connections in a DUT (Device Under Test) fixture in an automated test environment. The DUT fixture is designed to provide access to power supply voltages from the automated test equipment (ATE) and to selected (configurable) pins of the device under test. Specific connections are established between designated power supply pins of the DUT and the ATE via the bias adapter card, thereby eliminating the need for a separate, expensive DUT board for each different DUT.
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