Flexible electrical test fixure for integrated circuits on prototype and production printed circuit boards
US5692911A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/912
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical test fixture used to connect the probes of an electronic test instrument to the pins of any integrated circuit. Made from flexible material, the fixture folds above the integrated circuit under test bringing test point pins to useable position. The integrated circuit usually is soldered to the test fixture and the test fixture soldered into the target circuit. Provides for noninvasive pickoff of integrated circuit signals. Allows production versions of a design to be identical to the prototype version.
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