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Applications of the Centaur SOC interface
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 Plenty
of Application Space on the Probe Card
The 11” diameter probe card is large enough to provide all the applications
space you might need for additional components, vertical probe heads, and
interposers.
The SOC interface can be configured with up to 26 modules. Two different
types of Transpar module are available, an AC signal module and a high-performance
power module.
- The high-power SOC
- The entry-level top loading SOC
- The multi-site SOC.
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| Centaur SOC configured for high
power multi-site testing with 16 Signal modules and 10 power
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High-Power
SOC Test
The High-Power SOC Test configuration uses a mix of 16 high-performance
Transpar Signal Modules, and 10 Transpar Power Modules. This configuration
is best suited to multi-site testing of SOC devices with very high
power switching requirements, such as multi-core processors or standard
microprocessors.
The power module provides an extremely low inductance path to the
DUT, resulting in an extremely efficient use of the power supply,
with significantly less power supply sag and heat. The 16 signal modules
provide up to 1,360 controlled impedance paths, using a 5-wire pin
arrangement. |
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| SOC interface with inTEST docking
and PIB retention assembly for the Teradyne Flex test system. |
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Entry
Level SOC Testing
The second configuration is a top-loading version of
the Centaur SOC Interface. Populated with only 8 SOC signal modules,
this unit provides 1,544 user-defined pins. The empty slots can be
easily filled with Transpar modules to expand the capabilities of
this interface as your test requirements grow. |
High
I/O, Multi-Site SOC Test
The third configuration (not shown) is an interface populated entirely with
signal modules. This gives you the greatest possible flexibility in assigning
instruments, since each module can be used to support controlled-impedance
digital signals or analog instruments. This configuration allows up to 2,210
50-ohm signal pins or up to 5,018 user-defined pins.
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High Power Application |
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Entry-level Testing |
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High I/O Multi-DUT
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| Number of Signal modules |
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16 |
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8 |
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26 |
| Number of Power modules |
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10 |
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Number of 50 OHM Signal pins available
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1,360 |
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2,210 |
Number of user-defined pins available
(if all modules ‡ user-defined pins)
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3,088 |
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1,544 |
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5,018 |
| Number of High power supplies supported |
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Up to 10 |
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Outstanding performance, flexibility, and convenient size make the Centaur SOC Modular Interface an excellent value that will help lower your cost of test. Designed specifically for the Teradyne Flex, Agilent 93K, and Credence Sapphire test platforms, the Centaur SOC Interface fits neatly inside the tester-side pin pattern, so you eliminate the need for a costly blind and buried via PIB.
The Centaur SOC Modular Interface is designed for probers with automatic probe card changers, such as the SACC from Accretech, the BPCC from Electroglas, or the APCC from TEL. This bottom-loading configuration allows you to change the probe card fast, without undocking the test head from the prober. That saves you time and effort.
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