Abstract: Flexible contact terminals configured from printed strip circuits and usable with integrated circuit test fixtures. The termination circuits include printed conductive pathways formed on a flexible, multi-layered substrate. The conductive paths are three dimensionally tailored for impedance and resilience. Circuit processing includes steps to profile etch the conductive paths at the X, Y and Z-axis, especially end terminations. A support fixture contains the termination circuits to provide resilient electrical test terminations to circuit components supported to a resilient component support.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 13, 1994
Date of Patent:
December 26, 1995
Assignee:
Advanpro Corporation
Inventors:
Jesse Crane, Robert E. Vosika, Horst Franke