Tri-mode probe with automatic skew adjustment

US10145822B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Tektronix, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Daniel G. Knierim · Beaverton, US
• Christopher R. Muggli · Hillsboro, US
• Martin Rockwell · Beaverton, US
• Ira G. Pollock · Beaverton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 22, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 22, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01R31/31706
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A probe, including a first input configured to receive a first input signal, a second input configured to receive a second input signal, a first cable connected to the first input, a second cable connected to the second input, an electronically adjustable delay connected to the first cable, the electronically adjustable delay configured to delay the first input signal to remove a skew between the first input signal and the second input signal, and an amplifier configured to receive the first input signal from the electronically adjustable delay and a second input signal.