Connector termination adapter

An adapter for attaching a connector having a plurality of pads to a device under test, the adapter comprising:

• a carrier cradle having a first side and a second side, the carrier cradle being adapted to receive at least one circuit substrate;
• a circuit substrate having plurality of pads formed on a first and second edge, the circuit substrate has a plurality of RCR networks on a first side and a plurality of straight through busses on a second side, each RCR network and straight through bus connecting a pad on the first edge of the circuit substrate to a pad on the second edge of the circuit substrate, wherein each of the RCR networks is paired with a straight through bus and wherein some of the straight through busses have been severed, the circuit substrate being supported by the carrier cradle such that the pads on the first edge of the circuit substrate align with the first side of the carrier cradle and the pads on the second edge of the circuit substrate align with the second side of the circuit substrate, whereby when the adapter is interposed between the connector and the device under test the circuits electrically connect the device under test to the connector.

A probe comprising:

• a connector having a plurality of pads for interfacing with a device under test;
• a carrier cradle aligned with the connector, the carrier cradle having a first side facing the connector and a second side opposite the connector, the carrier cradle being adapted to receive at least one circuit substrate along an edge thereof;
• a circuit substrate having a plurality of circuits formed thereon, each circuit electrically connecting a pad on a first edge of the circuit substrate to a pad on a second edge of the circuit substrate, the circuit substrate being supported by the carrier cradle such that the pads along the first edge of the circuit substrate are aligned parallel to the plane of the first side of the cradle and interface with the plurality of pads on the connector and the pads along the second edge of the circuit substrate are aligned parallel to the plane of the second side of the cradle, whereby the circuit electrically connects the device under test to the connector via the pads on the first and second edges of the circuit substrate across the thickness of the carrier cradle.

An adapter for attaching a connector to a device under test, the adapter comprising:

• a carrier cradle having a length and a width corresponding to a length and width of the connector and a thickness less than 0.10 inches;
• a circuit substrate supported by the carrier cradle, the circuit substrate replicating connections on the connector and interposing a plurality of electrical components for interfacing the connector and the device under test, the plurality of electrical circuits being aligned parallel to the thickness of the cradle such that the overall thickness of the adapter is not substantially more than the thickness of the carrier cradle.

An adapter for attaching a connector having a plurality of pads to a device under test, the adapter comprising:

• a carrier cradle having a first side and a second side, the carrier cradle being adapted to receive at least one circuit substrate;
• a circuit substrate having plurality of pads formed on a first and second edge, the circuit substrate has a plurality of circuits on a first side and a plurality of straight through busses on a second side, each circuit and straight through bus connecting a pad on the first edge of the circuit substrate to a pad on the second edge of the circuit substrate, wherein each of the circuits Is paired with a straight through bus and wherein some of the straight through busses have been severed, the circuit substrate being supported by the carrier cradle such that the pads on the first edge of the circuit substrate align with the first side of the carrier cradle and the pads on the second edge of the circuit substrate align with the second side of the carrier cradle, whereby when the adapter is interposed between the connector and the device under test the circuits electrically connect the device under test to the connector.

An adapter for attaching a connector to a device under test, the adapter comprising:

• a planer carrier cradle having a length and a width corresponding to a length and width of the connector, the thickness of the carrier cradle being less than 0.1 inches;
• a thin elongated circuit substrate supported by the carrier cradle, the circuit substrate replicating connections on the connector and interposing a plurality of electrical components for interfacing the connector and the device under test, the plurality of electrical components being inked across a width of the circuit substrate and oriented across with the thickness of the carrier cradle.