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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Marlon Ramroopsingh, Attleboro, MA (US);
Jason Pritchard, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Marlon Ramroopsingh, Attleboro, MA (US);
Jason Pritchard, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A differential signal probe-differential signal launch structure wherein the conductive outer housing of the differential signal probe is disposed on and electrically connected to a conductive ground pad disposed on a printed circuit board. A vertically extending ground via is provided with the conductive pad being electrically connected to the horizontally ground plane conductors through the vertically extending ground via.