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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Hiroki Andoh, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihiro Matsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Kodera, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Advantest Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/08 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a measurement apparatus that measures a current flowing through a load, including a power supply section that outputs a current supplied to the load; a current measuring section that measures a load current flowing between the load and the power supply section; a switch that is connected in parallel with the current measuring section between the load and the power supply section; and a control section that disconnects the switch during measurement of the load current and connects the switch when the load current falls outside of a predetermined reference range.