Device for pressing electronic component with different downward forces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10488459-B2
Application number	US-201715841626-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2017
Priority date	Apr 6, 2017
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces includes a first downward-pressure generating device, a depressing head, a second downward-pressure generating device and a depressing piston. The first downward-pressure generating device has the depressing head to apply a first downward pressure to the test socket and a portion of the electronic component. The second downward-pressure generating device has the depressing piston to apply a second downward pressure downward to another portion on the electronic component, so that the electronic component can couple electrically with a plurality of probe of the test socket. Thereupon, at least two downward-pressure generating devices are included to provide at least two different downward pressures to the electronic component solely or simultaneously to the electronic component and the testing equipment, such that specific downward-pressure requirements by precision electronic components can be fulfilled.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces, applied to depress the electronic component to make the electronic component electrically contact with a plurality of probes of a test socket, comprising:
a first downward-pressure generating device;
a depressing head, connected with the first downward-pressure generating device;
a second downward-pressure generating device, located at a lower portion of the depressing head; and
a depressing piston, connected with the second downward-pressure generating device;
wherein the first downward-pressure generating device drives the depressing head downward to exert a first downward pressure on the test socket, the second downward-pressure generating device drives the depressing piston downward to exert a second downward pressure on the electronic component to make the electronic component electrically contact with the probes of the test socket.

2. The device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces of claim 1 , wherein the second downward-pressure generating device includes a first fluid chamber, a second fluid chamber and a piston head; wherein the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber are located respectively to two opposing sides of the piston head, and the depressing piston is connected with the piston head; wherein, by feeding a work fluid into at least one of the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber, the piston head and the depressing piston are lifted up/down.

3. The device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces of claim 2 , wherein the first fluid chamber includes a first cross-section area, the second fluid chamber includes a second cross-section area, and the second cross-section area is larger than the first cross-section area.

4. The device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces of claim 3 , wherein an internal fluid pressure of the first fluid chamber is kept at a specific pressure; wherein, by having an internal fluid pressure of the second fluid chamber to be greater than or equal to the specific pressure, the depressing piston is lifted upward; wherein, by having the internal fluid pressure of the second fluid chamber to be smaller than the specific pressure, the depressing piston is lifted downward.

5. The device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces of claim 4 , wherein the first downward pressure is larger than the second downward pressure, the second downward pressure is equal to a product of the first cross-section area and the specific pressure, and the second downward pressure is larger than or equal to exerting forces of the plurality of probes of the test socket.

6. The device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces of claim 1 , wherein the depressing piston includes a vacuum channel and a chip-sucking hole, one end of the vacuum channel being connected spatially with the chip-sucking hole while another end of the vacuum channel is connected spatially with a vacuum source.

7. A device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces, applied to depress the electronic component to make the electronic component electrically contact with a plurality of probes of a test socket, comprising:
the electronic component, including a semiconductor-component zone and a circuit-board zone:
the test socket;
a first downward-pressure generating device;
a depressing head, connected with the first downward-pressure generating device;
a second downward-pressure generating device, located at a lower portion of the depressing head; and
a depressing piston, connected with the second downward-pressure generating device;
wherein the first downward-pressure generating device has the depressing head to apply a first downward pressure onto the circuit-board zone so as to make the electronic component electrically contact with the probes of the test socket, and the second downward-pressure generating device has the depressing piston to apply a second downward pressure onto the semiconductor-component zone.

8. The device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces of claim 7 , wherein the second downward-pressure generating device includes a first fluid chamber, a second fluid chamber and a piston head; wherein the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber are located respectively to two opposing sides of the piston head, and the depressing piston is connected with the piston head; wherein, by feeding a work fluid into at least one of the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber, the piston head and the depressing piston are lifted up/down.

9. The device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces of claim 7 , wherein the first downward pressure is larger than a sum of the second downward pressure and exerting forces of the plurality of probes of the test socket.

10. The device for pressing an electronic component with different downward forces of claim 7 , wherein the depressing piston includes a vacuum channel and a chip-sucking hole, one end of the vacuum channel being connected spatially with the chip-sucking hole while another end of the vacuum channel is connected spatially with a vacuum source.

Assignees

• Chroma Ate Inc

Inventors

• Wu Chi-Chen
• Lu Meng-Kung
• Cheng Yun-Jui
• Chen Chien-Ming

Classifications

• G01R1/0433

  Sockets for IC's or transistors · CPC title

• G01R31/2891 Primary

  related to sensing or controlling of force, position, temperature (G01R31/2874 takes precedence; sensing of force G01L; sensing of position G01B, G01D; sensing of temperature G01K; controlling in general G05) · CPC title

• G01R1/0466

  concerning contact pieces or mechanical details, e.g. hinges or cams; Shielding · CPC title