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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Gary W. Reed, Beaverton, OR (US);
J. Steve Lyford, Portland, OR (US);
Tektronix, Inc., Beacerton, OR (US);
Abstract
An adapter for a multi-channel signal probe has one of the mating plug or receptacle portions of the connector electrically coupled to a first array of contact pads on one surface of a substrate. A second array of contact pads corresponding to the signal contact pads on a device under test is formed on the other surface of the substrate. A removable signal contact holder supports electrically conductive elastomer signal contacts that couple the second array of contact pads to the signal contact pads of the device under test. The adapter is secured to the device under test using an adapter retention member that is positioned on the opposite of the circuit board from the signal contact pads. Screws attach the retention member to the adapter via through holes formed in the device under test.