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Granted Patent B2
US 10,942,218 · App. 16/351,363 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Load board and electronic component testing apparatus

Inventors: Takashi Hashimoto (Tokyo, JP); Keishi Oku (Tokyo, JP); Hiroaki Takeuchi (Tokyo, JP); Takatoshi Yoshino (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ADVANTEST Corporation
G01R31/2874G05D23/2033
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Patent No.
US 10,942,218
App. No.
16/351,363
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A load board to which a socket is mounted is electrically connected to a tester. The load board includes a first optical communication unit capable of transmitting and/or receiving signals by optical wireless communication with an electronic component handling apparatus that presses a DUT against the socket.

Claims (39)

1. A load board to which a socket is mounted and which is electrically connected to a tester, comprising a first optical communication unit that transmits and/or receives signals by optical wireless communication with an electronic component handling apparatus that handles a DUT and presses the DUT against the socket, wherein the signals include a signal concerning a detection value of a temperature detection circuit included in the DUT.

2. The load board according to claim 1 , wherein the first optical communication unit transmits a first signal indicating a junction temperature of the DUT and transmits a second signal indicating the detection value of the temperature detection circuit included in the DUT.

3. The load board according to claim 2 , wherein the load board includes:

a calculator that calculates the junction temperature from the detection value of the temperature detection circuit and outputs the junction temperature to the first optical communication unit;

a converter that A/D-converts the detection value of the temperature detection circuit and outputs the A/D-converted detection value to the first optical communication unit; and

a first switch that switches a connection destination of the temperature detection circuit to the calculator or the converter.

4. An electronic component testing apparatus comprising:

the load board according to claim 1 to which a socket is mounted;

a tester that is electrically connected to the load board and tests a DUT; and

an electronic component handling apparatus that handles the DUT and presses the DUT against the socket, wherein

the electronic component handling apparatus includes a second optical communication unit that receives and/or transmits the signals by optical wireless communication with the first optical communication unit, and

the second optical communication unit is provided in the electronic component handling apparatus such that the first and the second optical communication units face each other.

5. An electronic component testing apparatus comprising:

a load board to which a socket is mounted;

a tester that is electrically connected to the load board and tests a DUT; and

an electronic component handling apparatus that handles the DUT and presses the DUT against the socket, wherein

the load board comprises a first optical communication unit that transmits and/or receives signals by optical wireless communication with the electronic component handling apparatus,

the electronic component handling apparatus includes a second optical communication unit that receives and/or transmits the signals by optical wireless communication with the first optical communication unit,

the second optical communication unit is provided in the electronic component handling apparatus such that the first and the second optical communication units face each other, and

the electronic component handling apparatus includes:

a temperature adjuster that adjusts the temperature of the DUT;

a calculator that calculates the temperature of the DUT by using the signals received by the second optical communication unit from the first optical communication unit; and

a temperature controller that controls the temperature adjuster by using a calculation result of the calculator.

6. The electronic component testing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the electronic component handling apparatus includes a temperature sensor provided in a pusher contacting the DUT,

the first optical communication unit transmits a third signal outputted from the tester,

the second optical communication unit receives the third signal from the first optical communication unit, and

the temperature controller controls the temperature adjuster based on the third signal by using the calculation result of the calculator or a detection value of the temperature sensor.

7. The electronic component testing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the temperature controller includes a second switch that switches an input source to the temperature controller to the calculator or to the temperature sensor.

8. The electronic component testing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the first optical communication unit transmits a fourth signal outputted from the tester,

the second optical communication unit receives the fourth signal from the first optical communication unit, and

the temperature controller controls the temperature adjuster based on the fourth signal so that cooling or heating of the DUT is forcibly started.

9. The electronic component testing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the first optical communication unit transmits a first signal indicating a junction temperature of the DUT and transmits a second signal indicating a detection value of a temperature detection circuit included in the DUT, and

the calculator calculates the temperature of the DUT by correcting the first signal by using the second signal.

10. The electronic component testing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the first optical communication unit transmits a first signal indicating a junction temperature of the DUT and transmits a second signal indicating a detection value of a temperature detection circuit included in the DUT, and

the calculator calculates the temperature of the DUT by correcting the second signal by using the first signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2019
From: HASHIMOTO, TAKASHI; OKU, KEISHI; TAKEUCHI, HIROAKI; YOSHINO, TAKATOSHI
To: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048763/0629 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-140087 · Jul 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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