Jeffrey Read

US Patent:

7005872, Feb 28, 2006

Filed:

Feb 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/053218

Inventors:

Mark Lanowitz - Kernersville NC, US
James Migliaccio - Colfax NC, US
Jerome Ferr - Greensboro NC, US
Jeffrey Read - High Point NC, US

Assignee:

RF Micro Devices, Inc. - Greensboro NC

International Classification:

G01R 31/02
B08B 9/00
B08B 7/04
B08B 3/00
A47L 15/00

US Classification:

324763, 134 30, 134 37, 134 34, 134 2218, 134 2212, 15303, 153161

Abstract:

A test fixture for an electronic device is provided that removes debris from a socket of the test fixture using back side air blow off. In general, the test fixture includes a circuit board, a socket on a front side of the circuit board, and an air manifold on a back side of the circuit board. Pressurized air is provided to the air manifold through an air supply inlet coupling the air manifold to an external pressurized air supply. At least one via formed through the circuit board fluidly couples the air manifold on the back side of the circuit board to the socket on the front side of the circuit board. Accordingly, the pressurized air from the air manifold flows through the vias and up through the socket such that debris is removed from the socket.