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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
May. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Timothy M. Beyers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Gentieu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Donald A. Blackwell, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy M. Beyers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Gentieu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Donald A. Blackwell, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Interposers for tapping a signal. An interposer can include an interposer printed circuit board, an output connector that couples the interposer circuit board with a backplane connector of a chassis, an input connector for coupling the interposer circuit board with a disk drive, tapping circuitry for tapping a high-speed differential signal, and connectors coupled to the tapping circuitry for transmitting the tapped signal to an analyzer or an oscilloscope.