N5425B InfiniiMax Differential ZIF Probe Head
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InfiniiMax RC Probe Amplifier and Probe Heads User’s Guide
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The N5425B probe head supports the following three types of economical
replaceable ZIF tips available as orderable kits.
Table 18
N5425B ZIF Tips
NOTE
The N5426A and N2884A ZIF tips that support high bandwidth (18 GHz)
are described in this user’s guide. For details on the N5451A ZIF tip, refer
to the 1168/9B-Series Probes user’s guide.
ZIF Tip
Description
ZIF Tip Kit Contents
Bandwidth Supported
a
N5426A
Standard ZIF Tip
•
Solderable ZIF tip for small fine pitch targets
•
10 ZIF tips
18 GHz
N2884A
Fine Wire ZIF Tip
•
Non solderable ZIF tip for wafer-probing an
active IC
•
Equipped with 22 micron tungsten wires.
As wires are extremely small and difficult to
see, use a high-powered microscope when
working with these tips.
•
5 fine wire ZIF tips
•
1 positioner arm
with thumb nut (to
mount the probe
head to a
micropositioner)
18 GHz
N5451A
Long Wire ZIF Tip (trimmed to 7mm or 11mm)
•
Solderable ZIF tip with resistor
b
length that
can be trimmed to 7mm or 11mm for longer
reach.
•
Suitable for variable pitch targets
•
10 ZIF tips
•
Trim Gauge
(
N5451A-94301)
to properly trim
and shape the
resistor leads of
tips
For 7mm resistor leads
c
•
~
9.9 GHz with 0° span
•
~
4.4 GHz. with 60°
span
For 11mm resistor leads
c
•
~
5 GHz with 0° span
•
~
3.3 GHz. with 60°
span
a Bandwidth applicable for the specific ZIF tip + N5425B probe head + MX0023A probe amplifier combination
b
For additional long wire ZIF resistor leads, order 1NC3-1091 (qty 1).
c The available bandwidth decreases as the span between the long wire tip leads increases.