Patent ID: 7321233

Claim:
An assembly for use in evaluating signal conditions in a probe measurement network, said probe measurement network being of the type having spaced-apart first and second device-probing ends, said assembly comprising: (a) a base having an upper face including a dielectric area; (b) respective first and second conductive probing areas located on said upper face in spaced-apart relationship to each other, said first and second conductive probing areas being insulated from each other by said dielectric area and arranged so that said first and second device-probing ends can be simultaneously placed on said first and second conductive probing areas, respectively; (c) a reference junction; and (d) a high-frequency transmission structure connecting said first and second conductive probing areas to said reference junction, said transmission structure including an inner conductor and an outer conductor separated by an inner dielectric, said inner conductor being connected to one of said first and second conductive probing areas and said outer conductor being connected to the other of said first and second conductive probing areas.