Claims
- 1. A minimal insertion force socket for use in testing an integrated circuit having a plurality of leads extending therefrom, said socket including a first member having a plurality of holes arranged in two parallel rows for receiving leads from the integrated circuit, and a second member having a plurality of wires anchored on the second member and arranged in two parallel partially interdigitated sets with each wire cooperating with a hole for engaging a lead of the integrated circuit, thereby increasing working distance from a lead contact point on each wire to an anchor point on an interdigitated portion of each wire.
- 2. The minimal insertion force socket as defined by claim 1 wherein holes in the two parallel rows are aligned, the two parallel sets of wires being inclined with respect to the alignment of the holes.
- 3. The minimal insertion force socket as defined by claim 2 wherein opposing ends of each wire are anchored to the second member, the working distance from a lead contact point on each wire to opposing ends of the wire being approximately equal.
- 4. The minimal insertion force socket as defined by claim 3 wherein the first member is laterally translatable with respect to the second member.
- 5. The minimal insertion force socket as defined by claim 1 wherein the first member is laterally translatable with respect to the second member.
- 6. A socket for use in testing a packaged integrated circuit having a plurality of leads extending therefrom, said socket comprising:
a) a first member for receiving an integrated circuit package, and and having a plurality of holes for receiving leads extending from the package, and b) a second member having a plurality of wires anchored on the second member and arranged in two parallel partially interdigitated sets with each wire cooperating with a hole for engaging a lead of the integrated circuit, thereby increasing working distance from a lead contact point on each wire to an anchor point on the interdigitated portion of each wire.
- 7. The socket as defined by claim 6 wherein each hole is larger than a lead whereby the leads can be inserted into the holes with minimal insertion force.
- 8. The socket as defined by claim 7 wherein each hole has a circular cross section.
- 9. The socket as defined by claim 8 wherein the first member is laterally translatable with respect to the second member.
- 10. The socket as defined by claim 6 wherein the first member is laterally translatable with respect to the second member.
- 11. The socket as defined by claim 6 wherein the first member and the second member form a unitary structure.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from co-pending provisional application serial No. 60/301,632, filed Jun. 27, 2001 and is related to U.S. Pat. No. 6,179,640, assigned to the present assignee, which are incorporated herein for all purposes.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60301632 |
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