Various aspects of the invention provide temporary interfaces for microelectronic
components, microelectronic component test systems, and methods of testing microelectronic
components. One of the disclosed temporary interfaces employs a substrate having
a plurality of terminals and a switch layer carrying a plurality of actuatable
liquid switches. These switches may be adapted to conform to a surface of a component
terminal to electrically connect the component terminal to a terminal of the substrate.
Another adaptation provides a microelectronic component test system including a
microelectronic component including a plurality of terminals. A body is juxtaposed
with, but spaced from, the microelectronic component. The body carries a plurality
of conduits and a conformable conductor is associated with each conduit. Each of
these conformable conductors comprises a volume of electrically conductive liquid
and the associated conduit.
