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Segmentierter kontaktor

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DE60040388D1
DE60040388D1 DE60040388T DE60040388T DE60040388D1 DE 60040388 D1 DE60040388 D1 DE 60040388D1 DE 60040388 T DE60040388 T DE 60040388T DE 60040388 T DE60040388 T DE 60040388T DE 60040388 D1 DE60040388 D1 DE 60040388D1
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segmented contactor
contactor
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Mohammad Eslamy
David V Pedersen
Harry D Cobb
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FormFactor Inc
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    • H10P74/00—
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/2851—Testing of integrated circuits [IC]
    • G01R31/2886—Features relating to contacting the IC under test, e.g. probe heads; chucks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R3/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture or maintenance of measuring instruments, e.g. of probe tips
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    • Y10T29/49149—Assembling terminal to base by metal fusion bonding
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    • Y10T29/49171—Assembling electrical component directly to terminal or elongated conductor with encapsulating
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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    • Y10T29/49174—Assembling terminal to elongated conductor
    • Y10T29/49176—Assembling terminal to elongated conductor with molding of electrically insulating material
    • Y10T29/49178—Assembling terminal to elongated conductor with molding of electrically insulating material by shrinking of cover
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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    • Y10T29/49117—Conductor or circuit manufacturing
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    • Y10T29/4921—Contact or terminal manufacturing by assembling plural parts with bonding
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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    • Y10T29/49002—Electrical device making
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    • Y10T29/4921—Contact or terminal manufacturing by assembling plural parts with bonding
    • Y10T29/49211—Contact or terminal manufacturing by assembling plural parts with bonding of fused material

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
  • Testing Of Individual Semiconductor Devices (AREA)
  • Measuring Leads Or Probes (AREA)
DE60040388T 1999-06-07 2000-06-06 Segmentierter kontaktor Expired - Fee Related DE60040388D1 (de)

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US09/327,116 US7215131B1 (en) 1999-06-07 1999-06-07 Segmented contactor
PCT/US2000/040128 WO2000075677A1 (en) 1999-06-07 2000-06-06 Segmented contactor

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US (6) US7215131B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1188061B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2003506667A (de)
KR (3) KR100760782B1 (de)
AU (1) AU6119800A (de)
DE (1) DE60040388D1 (de)
TW (1) TW523846B (de)
WO (1) WO2000075677A1 (de)

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