US 12,422,455 B2
Temperature resistant contact unit holder receptacle assembly and related methods
Novellie Pangilinan Victoria, Cabuyao (PH)
Assigned to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/068,581.
Prior Publication US 2024/0201224 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. G01R 1/04 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 1/0466 (2013.01) [G01R 31/2889 (2013.01); H01L 22/30 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A contact unit holder (CUH) receptacle assembly comprising:
a receptacle cover removably attached to a receptacle base, the receptacle base including a receptacle housing extending from an inner surface of the receptacle base to an inner surface of the receptacle cover;
a through-hole defined by the receptacle housing, the through-hole extending from an outer surface of the receptacle base to the inner surface of the receptacle cover; and
a receptacle pin disposed within the through-hole and protruding through a seal at the outer surface of the receptacle base to connect a semiconductor device under test (DUT) and a loadboard, the seal configured to prevent leakage into the through-hole to the loadboard.
 
14. A method of manufacturing a contact unit holder (CUH) receptacle assembly, the method comprising:
removably attaching a receptacle cover to a receptacle base;
forming a receptacle housing extending from an inner surface of the receptacle base to an inner surface of the receptacle cover;
forming a through-hole in the receptacle housing, the through-hole extending from an outer surface of the receptacle base to the inner surface of the receptacle cover; and
disposing a receptacle pin within the through-hole, the receptacle pin protruding through a seal at the outer surface of the receptacle base to to connect a semiconductor device under test (DUT) and a loadboard, the seal configured to block air at the semiconductor device DUT from leaking into the through-hole.