The present invention relates to a test board and a test system used in a Integrated Circuit (IC) device test, and more particularly, to a test board with ZIF connectors and an assembling method introduced by the same.
When general integrated circuit (IC) devices are performed to do final tests, electrical contacts or pins of the IC devices need to be pressed and contacted with pogo pins of sockets so as to transmit test signals through the pogo pins to a tester to verify the IC devices.
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It is to be noted that when the test board 19 performs the IC device test, if the abnormality occurs in the gap A or the predetermined force between some golden finger of the ZIF connectors 18 and the test board 19, the whole test board 19 has to be removed from the test system. The ZIF connector 18 needs to be replaced and the gap A and the predetermined force need to be re-adjusted. During the steps of replacing the ZIF connector 18, a rivet head needs to be peeled off by using a sharp knife so that the rivet can be removed; however, if force is carelessly applied, the ZIF connector 18 can be easily damaged, or worse, the test board 19 can be damaged. General speaking, the structure of the test board 19 is very complex and it is of multiple layers. The pitch between the pads thereon is very small and needs to be reworked at a semiconductor level so that the price is extremely expensive. The cost becomes very high due to replacing the whole test board 19, when damage is caused by adjusting or detaching a ZIF connector 18. Therefore, what is needed for industrial fields is to provide a simple and effective approach to connecting, replacing and adjusting the ZIF connectors and the test board.
In order to solve the above mentioned problems, the present invention provides an IC device test system, a test board, and ZIF connectors used therein. The test board is equipped with replaceable and detachably adjustable ZIF connectors. The test board includes a test substrate, a plurality of ZIF connectors, and a plurality of detachably adjustable fastening means. The test substrate is provided with a plurality of first through-holes perpendicular to the first surface. Pairs of first electric contacts are provided on the first surface adjacent to both sides of first through-holes. The ZIF connectors are arranged on the surface of the test substrate and each ZIF connector has parallelly arranged second through-holes. The detachably adjustable fastening means are disposed through the first and second through-holes for assembling and disassembling the ZIF connectors on the surface of the test substrate.
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a test board with a novel connection mode to the ZIF connector, whereby it is easy to maintain or replace a damaged ZIF connector located on the test board.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a test board that may appropriately adjust the contact force between the golden fingers of the ZIF connector and the pads on the test board so as to obtain stable test signals.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an assembling method for the test board so that the ZIF connector can be installed on the test board in an easier manner.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an assembling method for the test board so as to adjust the contact force between the ZIF connectors and the test board.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an IC device test system. The structure has a novel connection mode for the ZIF connector, so that the damaged ZIF connector on the test board can be easily maintained or replaced, and the contact force between the ZIF connector and the test board can be adjusted at the same time.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an IC device test system. The test board structure used in the IC device test system has a novel connection mode for the ZIF connector, so that the damaged ZIF connector on the test board can be easily maintained or replaced, and the contact force between the ZIF connector and the test board can be adjusted at the same time.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a IC device test method. The test board used in the IC device test method has a novel connection mode for the ZIF connector so that the damaged ZIF connector on the test board can be easily repaired or replaced and the contact force between the ZIF connector and the test board can be adjusted at the same time.
Since the present invention discloses a final test for an IC device in the semiconductor back-end processing, wherein the basic principles of the semiconductor manufacturing are well-known by those skilled in the art, the following description will omit the description of the principles. Moreover, the diagrams included in the following are not completely drawn according to the real size and are only used to demonstrate features related to the present invention.
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In the above mentioned embodiment, the fastening means 43 are detachably adjustable, such as a combination of a bolt 431 and a nut 432. For the sake of convenient assembly, the bolt 431 may pass through the test substrate 41 and the ZIF connector 42 from the upside of the test substrate 41 to affix the nut 432 on the downside of the ZIF connector 42, as shown in
In the above mentioned embodiment, multiple nuts can be integrated into a fastening plate 433 with multiple holes, as shown in
In the above mentioned embodiment, in order to enhance the fastening force to affix the ZIF connector 42 to the test substrate 41, the sealing gel or resin may be further provided in the cross locking portions of the fastening means 43 to decrease the loosening possibility of the fastening means 43 for connecting the ZIF connector 42 with the test substrate 41.
In the above mentioned embodiment, the first depressor 44 may be further provided on the top surface of the ZIF connectors 42, as shown in
In the above mentioned embodiment, the second depressor 45 may be provided on the second surface 412 of the test substrate 41, as shown in
The above mentioned first depressor 44 and second depressor 45 may be provided separately or together. The fastening means 43 may be a combination of a bolt 431 and a nut 432, or a combination of a bolt 431 and a fastening plate 433. When assembled, a bolt 431 may pass through the test substrate 41 and the ZIF connectors 42 from the topside of the test substrate 41 for being affixed on the downside of the ZIF connectors 42; alternatively, a bolt 431 may pass through the ZIF connectors 42 and the test substrate 41 from the downside of the ZIF connectors 42 for being affixed on the upside of the test substrate 41. In the above mentioned embodiment, the plurality of the ZIF connectors 42 are arranged in an array shape, as shown in
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(1) provide a test substrate 41 (step 710) having a first surface 411, a second surface 412, and a plurality of first through-holes 413 perpendicular to the first surface 411 and the second surface 412 of the test substrate 41. Pairs of first electric contacts (not shown) are provided on the first surface 411 adjacent to both sides of the first through-holes 413. Alternatively, a plurality of second electric contacts (not shown) are provided on the second surface 412 of the test substrate 41 and electrically contacted with the first electric contacts;
(2) provide a plurality of ZIF connectors 42 (step 720), wherein the ZIF connectors 42 are arranged on the first surface 411 of the test substrate 41, and each of the plurality of ZIF connectors 42 has a plurality of parallel second through-holes 412 from the top to the bottom of the ZIF connectors 42 and pairs of electric terminals (not shown) are deposed on the bottom of each ZIF connector 42 for contacting the first electric contacts (not shown) of the test substrate 41; and
(3) provide a plurality of detachable and detachably adjustable fastening means 43 (step 730), passing through the first through-holes 413 and the second through-holes 421 so as to affix the ZIF connectors 42 on the first surface 411 of the test substrate 41.
In the assembling method of the above mentioned embodiment, the fastening means 43 is detachably adjustable and it is a combination of a bolt 431 and a nut 432. For the sake of convenient assembly, the bolt 431 may pass through the test substrate 41 and the ZIF connector 42 upon the test substrate 41 to affix the nut 432 on bottom of the ZIF connector 42, as shown in
In the above mentioned embodiment, multiple nuts can be integrated into a fastening plate 433 provided with multiple holes, as shown in
In the above mentioned embodiment, in order to enhance the fastening force to affix the ZIF connector 42 to the test substrate 41, the sealing get or resin may be further provided in the cross locking portions of the fastening means 43 to decrease the loosening possibility of the fastening means 43 for connecting the ZIF connector 42 with the test substrate 41.
In the above mentioned embodiment, the first depressor 44 may be further provided on the top surface of the ZIF connectors 42, as shown in
In the above mentioned embodiment, the second depressor 45 may be provided on the second surface 412 of the test substrate 41, as shown in
The above mentioned first depressor 44 and second depressor 45 may be provided separately or together. The fastening means 43 may be a combination of a bolt 431 and a nut 432, or a combination of a bolt 431 and a fastening plate 433. When assembled, a bolt 431 may pass through the test substrate 41 and the ZIF connectors 42 from the upside of the test substrate 41 for being affixed on the bottom of the ZIF connectors 42; alternatively, a bolt 431 may pass through the ZIF connectors 42 and the test substrate 41 from the downside of the ZIF connectors 42 for being affixed on the upside of the test substrate 41.
In the above mentioned embodiment, wherein a plurality of the ZIF connectors 42 are arranged in an array shape, as shown in
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(1) providing a test substrate 41 (step 810), wherein the test substrate 41 has a first surface 411, a second surface 412, and a plurality of first through-holes 413 through the first surface 411 and the second surface 412. Pairs of the first electric contacts 413 (not shown) are disposed on both sides of the first through-holes 413 of the first surface 411;
(2) providing at least a socket 46 (step 820), wherein the socket 46 is affixed on the second surface 412 of the test board 41 for receiving an integrated circuit device under test 47, and a plurality of pogo pins 48 are provided lengthwisely through the socket 46;
(3) providing a plurality of second electric contacts (step 830), wherein the plurality of second electric contacts provided on the second surface 412 of the test substrate 41 are not only electrically contacted with the pogo pins 48 of the socket 46 but electrically connected to the first electric contacts on the first surface 411 of the test board 41;
(4) providing a plurality of ZIF connectors 42 (step 840), wherein the plurality of ZIF connectors are arranged on the first surface 411 of the test substrate 41, and each of the plurality of ZIF connectors 42 has a plurality of second through-holes 421 parallelly arranged through the ZIF connectors, and pairs of electric terminals (not shown) are deposed on the bottom of each ZIF connector 42 for contacting the first electric contacts (not shown) of the test substrate 41; and
(5) providing a plurality of detachably adjustable fastening means 43 (step 850), wherein the plurality of detachably adjustable fastening means 43 are disposed through the first through-holes 413 and the second through-holes 421 for assembling and disassembling the ZIF connectors 42 on the first surface 411 of the test substrate 41.
In the assembling method of the above mentioned embodiment, the technical features and relating structures of the above elements such as the test substrate 41, the socket 46, the second electric contact, the ZIF connector 42 and the detachably adjustable fastening means 43 are the same as described in the third embodiment.
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(1) provide an integrated circuit device under test 65 (step 910);
(2) provide a test board 61 (step 920) so as to load the IC device under test 65 for performing a final test. The test board 61 includes at least a test board 611, at least a socket 612, a plurality of ZIF connectors 613, a plurality of second electrical pads (not shown) and a plurality of detachably adjustable fastening means (not shown). Wherein, the technical features and relating structures of the test board 61 are the same as described in the second preferable embodiment;
(3) provide a handler 62 (step 930), wherein the handler 62 comprises a plurality of cartridges for loading the integrated circuit devices onto the test board for testing so as to generate an IC sorting based on test results of the IC devices;
(4) provide a tester 63 (step 940), wherein the tester 63 has a ZIF female plug connector so as to correspondingly connect to the plurality of ZIF connectors 613 for sending test results back to the handler 62; and
(5) provide a controller 64 (step 950) for receiving the test signals from the tester 63, processing the testing signals, and sending the calculated test results to a controlling and processing means 68 from the tester 63 so as to output the test results.
The above mentioned preferred embodiments of the present invention are not meant to limit the scope of the present invention. The description of the present invention should be understood by those skilled in the art. Moreover, any changes or modifications or the equivalent thereof that can be made without departing from spirit of the present invention should be protected by the following claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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096118656 | May 2007 | CN | national |