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Abstract

A contactor receives an electrical component having peripheral leads. The contactor guides the peripherally leaded component into contact with automated testing equipment. Electrical connections are made with the peripheral leads of the electrical component. The contactor includes a number of cantilever spring contacts for contacting the peripheral leads on the component in the peripherally leaded package. Each cantilever spring contact has a first free end which is upturned and contacts the peripheral lead. The cantilever spring contact has a second attached end. The attached end is positioned over and in electrical contact with an anisotropic, conductive interposer which conducts electrical current in two directions along an axis through the interposer. The contactor includes an alignment mechanism for aligning the peripheral leads of the component to corresponding cantilevered spring contacts of the contactor. An interface board also contacts the anisotropic, conductive interposer. The interface board has a plurality of electrical pads. The anisotropic, conductive interposer provides a portion of the electrical path to the pads on the interface board when the cantilevered spring contacts contact the peripheral leads of the electrical component. The interface board is connected to the test electronics.

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