Patent ID: 7549884

Claim:
A probe for testing the electrical characteristics of a device to be tested comprising: a housing; a plurality of cables; a circuit board located within the housing and having a first plurality of electrical lands arranged on a first surface of the circuit board and a second plurality of electrical lands arranged on a second surface of the circuit board; and a field-replaceable probe tip having a plurality of contacts; wherein each of the plurality of cables is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of lands; each of a first group contacts of the plurality of contacts includes: a first end that is directly connected to a corresponding one of the first plurality of electrical lands; and a second end that is arranged to engage with a surface of the device to be tested that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the circuit board; and each of a second group contacts of the plurality of contacts includes: a first end that is directly connected to a corresponding one of the second plurality of electrical lands; and a second end that is arranged to engage with a surface of the device to be tested that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the circuit board.