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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:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1995
Adolph C Naujoks, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A manufacturing environment(100) includes test equipment (130) that tests circuitry (110) for functional operation. An electromagnetic probe (137) is operated adjacent to a substrate having electronic circuitry to be tested (310). The electromagnetic probe is activated to directly stimulate a localized portion of the electronic circuitry with a wireless signal (320). Functional operation of the circuitry is determined by measuring the response of the electronic circuitry (330, 340). In one embodiment, an array of electromagnetic probes is operated to receive near-field electromagnetic emissions emanating from the circuitry. These emissions are measured and an electromagnetic profile generated for a portion of the circuitry (330). The electromagnetic profile is analyzed to determine functional operation of the circuitry (340).