Wafer level integrated circuit contactor and method of construction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9817026
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15043898

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A testing device for wafer level testing of IC circuits is disclosed. An upper and lower pin (22, 62) are configured to slide relatively to each other and are held in electrically biased contact by an elastomer (80). The elastomer is precompressed from its natural rest state between a top (22) plate and a bottom (70). Pre compression improves the resilient response of the pins. The pin crowns (40) are maintained relatively coplanar by the engagement of at least one flange (44a-b) against an up-stop surface 90 of plate 20, thereby insuring coplanarity of the crowns. The pin guide (12) is maintained in alignment with the retainer 14 by establishing a registration corner (506) and driving the guide into the corner by elastomers in at least one diagonally opposite corner.

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  • JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Edwards, Jathan Afton, US 4 23
Halvorson, Brian St. Paul, US 7 35
Marks, Charles Minneapolis, US 10 98

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