Patent ID: 6023171
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A dual-contact probe tip for applying an input signal to a first circuit test point on a substrate surface and for measuring a resulting signal at a second circuit test point in close proximity on said substrate surface with said first circuit test point, wherein said dual-contact probe tip comprises:an integral mounting block having an attachment section, a first flexible section extending in a first direction as a cantilever to a distal end of said first flexible section from said attachment section, and a second flexible section extending parallel to said first flexible section as a cantilever to a distal end of said second flexible section from said attachment section;a first probe pin descending from said distal end of said first flexible section to a first probe point; at a first plane;a second probe pin descending from said distal end of said second flexible section to a second probe point in close proximity to said first probe point at said first plane; andmounting means for attaching said attachment section to a carriage within a circuit tester.