Membrane probing system
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1. A membrane probing assembly comprising:
- (a) a probe card with conductors supported thereon, wherein said conductors include at least a signal conductor located between a pair of spaced apart guard conductors;
(b) a membrane assembly including a membrane with contacts thereon, and supporting at least a signal conductor located between a pair of spaced apart guard conductors;
(c) said guard conductors of said probe card are electrically interconnected proximate the interconnection between said probe card and said membrane assembly; and
(d) said guard conductors of said membrane assembly are electrically interconnected proximate the interconnection between said probe card and said membrane assembly.
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A membrane probing assembly includes a probe card with conductors supported thereon, wherein the conductors include at least a signal conductor located between a pair of spaced apart guard conductors. A membrane assembly includes a membrane with contacts thereon, and supporting at least a signal conductor located between a pair of spaced apart guard conductors. The guard conductors of the probe card are electrically interconnected proximate the interconnection between the probe card and the membrane assembly. The guard conductors of the membrane assembly are electrically interconnected proximate the interconnection between the probe card and the membrane assembly.
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1. A membrane probing assembly comprising:
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(a) a probe card with conductors supported thereon, wherein said conductors include at least a signal conductor located between a pair of spaced apart guard conductors; (b) a membrane assembly including a membrane with contacts thereon, and supporting at least a signal conductor located between a pair of spaced apart guard conductors; (c) said guard conductors of said probe card are electrically interconnected proximate the interconnection between said probe card and said membrane assembly; and (d) said guard conductors of said membrane assembly are electrically interconnected proximate the interconnection between said probe card and said membrane assembly.
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Current AssigneeFormFactor Beaverton, Inc. (FormFactor Incorporated)
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Original AssigneeCascade Microtech Incorporated (FormFactor Incorporated)
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InventorsSmith, Kenneth R., Koxxy, Martin J., Cowan, Clarence E., Tervo, Paul A., Dauphinais, Mike P.
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Primary Examiner(s)Deb, Anjan
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Application NumberUS11/144,852Publication NumberTime in Patent Office557 DaysField of Search324754-758, 324/761, 324/765, 324627-628, 324/688US Class Current324/754.07CPC Class CodesG01R 1/06772 High frequency probesG01R 1/0735 arranged on a flexible fram...G01R 31/2889 Interfaces, e.g. between pr...
