Circuit component tester
AssigneeAt&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorChristopher Locke
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Abstract
A circuit component tester includes a portable casing and a circuit provided within the casing. A plurality of leads are provided to electrically connect the circuit to a gate and two terminals of a circuit component under test. A test switch provided on the casing initiates application of test voltage to at least one of the two terminals of the circuit component under test. A gate switch provided on the casing initiates application of gate voltage to the gate of the circuit component under test. At least one of the test switch and the gate switch are operable to verify functionality of the circuit component under test.
Claims21
A circuit component tester, comprising:
- a portable casing;
- a circuit provided within the casing;
- a plurality of leads for electrically connecting the circuit to a gate and two terminals of a circuit component under test;
- at least one switch provided on the casing to initiate application of test voltage to at least one of the two terminals of the circuit component under test and to initiate application of gate voltage to the gate of the circuit component under test,
- wherein the at least one switch is operable to verify functionality of the circuit component under test.
A method of testing circuit components, comprising:
- connecting a plurality of leads for electrically connecting a circuit of a circuit component tester to a gate and two terminals of a circuit component under test;
- activating a test switch provided on a portable casing to initiate application of a test voltage to at least one of two terminals of a circuit component under test;
- and
- activating a gate switch provided on the portable casing to initiate application of a gate voltage to a gate of the circuit component under test,
- wherein at least one of the test switch and the gate switch are operable to verify functionality of the circuit component under test.
A circuit of a circuit component tester, the circuit comprising:
- a plurality of leads for electrically connecting the circuit to a gate and two terminals of a circuit component under test;
- a test switch that is moved to initiate application of test voltage to at least one of the two terminals of the circuit component under test;
- a gate switch that is moved to initiate application of gate voltage to the gate of the circuit component under test;
- and
- a plurality of light emitting diodes that illuminate in response to the movement of at least one of the test switch and the gate switch when the circuit component under test operates properly,
- wherein at least one of the test switch and the gate switch are operable to verify functionality of the circuit component under test.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.