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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Leonard Hayden, Beaverton, OR (US);
Scott Rumbaugh, Tigard, OR (US);
Mike Andrews, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Inventors:
Leonard Hayden, Beaverton, OR (US);
Scott Rumbaugh, Tigard, OR (US);
Mike Andrews, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Cascade Microtech, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A direct current and a modulation signal are simultaneously applied to contact pads on a device under test, such as a laser diode. A probe and method of probing reduces signal distortion and power dissipation by transmitting a modulated signal to the device-under-test through an impedance matching resistor and transmitting of a direct current to the device-under-test over a second signal path that avoids the impedance matching resistor.