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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1996
Robert T Gibson, Snohomish, WA (US);
Todd E Holmdahl, Bothell, WA (US);
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Abstract
A potable electronic test instrument is adapted for the automatic testing of semiconductor diodes regardless of the orientation of the diode relative to the test probes. The test instrument supplies an a.c. sine wave test voltage coupled to the test probes. The maximum negative voltage and the maximum positive voltage are measured and compared against a set of predetermined open and short circuit values to obtain a decision of open, short, or ok for each value. The combination of the two comparisons is used to determine the device status according to a decision criteria. The diode status is accordingly displayed on the graphical display of the test instrument, indicating the device is open, shorted, a diode with a forward orientation or a reverse orientation with respect to the test probes, or of an unknown type. The diode forward bias junction voltage is displayed regardless of its orientation.
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