IP Library Granted Patent US 8,558,568
Granted Patent B2
US 8,558,568 · App. 13/110,526 · Granted Oct 15, 2013

Connector and semiconductor testing device using the same

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Patent No.
US 8,558,568
App. No.
13/110,526
Granted
Oct 15, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ground terminal has a cylindrical main body. A signal terminal has a terminal main body that is disposed on the inside of the cylindrical main body, and a connecting plate portion that extends from an end portion of the terminal main body. Additionally, a ground terminal has at least three connecting plate portions that are disposed so as to encompass the connecting plate portion of the ground terminal, each extending from mutually different positions on an edge of the cylindrical main body.

Claims (23)

1. A connector that is attached to a circuit board and wherein a coaxial cable can be inserted in a direction along the surface of the circuit board, comprising:

a ground terminal having a cylindrical main body disposed so that the centerline thereof faces the direction of insertion of the coaxial cable; and

a signal terminal having a signal terminal main body that is disposed within the cylindrical main body, and a signal connecting portion that is a connecting portion for connecting to the circuit board, extending from an end portion of the signal terminal main body;

wherein the ground terminal has at least three ground connecting portions, for connecting to the circuit board, each extending from mutually differing positions on the edge of the cylindrical main body, and are disposed so as to encompass the signal connecting portion.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the ground terminal has at least three ground connecting portions, having two first ground connecting portions that are formed in plate shapes, and two second ground connecting portions that are formed in plate shapes that face the two first ground connecting portions.

3. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the signal connecting portion is disposed between the two first ground connecting portions and the two second ground connecting portions.

4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the two first ground connecting portions extend from positions that are further separated from the surface of the circuit board than the two second ground connecting portions, and cover the signal connecting portion.

5. The connector of claim 4 , wherein the two first ground connecting portions have side portions that extend along the signal connecting portion, positioned to the left and right of the signal connecting portion.

6. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the two second ground connecting portions extend from positions nearer to the surface of the circuit board than that of the two first ground connecting portions.

7. The connector of claim 6 , wherein the left and right edges of the two second ground connecting portions are positioned further to the outside than the left and right edges of the two first ground connecting portions.

8. The connector of claim 7 , wherein the gap between the tip ends of the two second ground connecting portions is larger than the gap between the tip ends of the two first ground connecting portions.

9. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the cylindrical main body includes a first half-cylinder portion and a second half-cylinder portion that are assembled together in the radial direction of the cylindrical main body to form a cylinder.

10. The connector of claim 9 , wherein the first ground connecting portion is formed in the first half-cylinder portion.

11. The connector of claim 10 , wherein the second ground connecting portion is formed in the second half-cylinder portion.

12. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical main body of the ground terminal has a wall portion that blocks at least a portion of an opening of the cylindrical main body.

13. A semiconductor inspecting device, comprising:

a connector comprising:

a ground terminal having a cylindrical main body disposed so that the centerline thereof faces the direction of insertion of the coaxial cable; and

a signal terminal having a signal terminal main body that is disposed within the cylindrical main body, and a signal connecting portion that is a connecting portion for connecting to the circuit board, extending from an end portion of the signal terminal main body;

wherein the ground terminal has at least three ground connecting portions, for connecting to the circuit board, each extending from mutually differing positions on the edge of the cylindrical main body, and are disposed so as to encompass the signal connecting portion; and

a circuit board.

14. The semiconductor inspecting device of claim 13 , wherein the connector has, as the ground terminal, a plurality of first ground terminals and a plurality of second ground terminals.

15. The semiconductor inspecting device of claim 14 , wherein an edge of the circuit board is held between the at least three ground connecting portions possessed by each of the plurality of first ground terminals and the at least three ground connecting portions possessed by each of the plurality of second ground terminals.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2024
From: MOLEX JAPAN LLC
To: MOLEX, LLC
Reel/Frame 067943/0518 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2023
From: MOLEX JAPAN CO., LTD.
To: MOLEX JAPAN, LLC
Reel/Frame 065179/0109 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 18, 2018
From: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
To: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047987/0626 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2011
From: UESAKA, RYO; WATANABE, JUN; MIZUMURA, AKINORI; WAGATA, HIROTAKA
To: MOLEX JAPAN CO., LTD.; ADVANTEST CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026641/0238 →