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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael McTigue, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/06 ; G01R 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/06 ; G01R 3/102 ;
Abstract
Systems and methods for wideband differential probing of variably spaced probe points are provided. One such embodiment includes a probe housing at least partially surrounding a first probe barrel and a second probe barrel. A first probe barrel end cap and a second probe barrel end cap extend respectively from the first and second probe barrels and also at least partially surround respectively a first probe tip and a second probe tip. The longitudinal axes of the first and second probe tips are offset respectively from the longitudinal axes of the first and second probe barrels. Methods are also provided.