Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 26, 2018
Date of Patent:
May 12, 2020
Assignee:
Gosys Inc.
Inventors:
Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland