Patent ID: 7046020
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A probe for probing test points on a target board, comprising: a first printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of signal routes for routing signals to a test instrument; a plurality of spring pins for probing the test points on the target board, each spring pin of which is i) disposed perpendicularly to the first PCB, and ii) electrically coupled to at least one signal route of the first PCB; and a second PCB having a plurality of signal routes, wherein: i) at least some of the plurality of spring pins are electrically coupled to the signal routes of the second PCB such that their probe tips extend beyond a first edge of the second PCB; ii) the second PCB is abutted perpendicularly to the first PCB, with an edge of the second PCB opposite said first edge being abutted to the first PCB; and iii) the signal routes of the second PCB are electrically coupled to the signal routes of the first PCB.