Innovative line of coaxial RF probes and probe positioning hardware unveiled

Pasternack has a new, innovative line of coaxial RF probes and a probe positioning hardware. These new products are ideal for chip evaluations, coplanar waveguide, signal integrity verification, circuit debugging and test fixture applications. The company's new product line consists of four coaxial RF probes and one RF PCB probe positioner with unique designs. The probes achieve frequency performance up to 20GHz and return loss greater than 10dB. They offer gold-plated contacts and compliant coaxial GSG (or GS) pogo pins. These probes provide a pitch of 800 and 1500 micron, a 3.5mm female interface and can be cable-mounted. They can be used by hand, with or without a probe positioner and the pogo pin design enables for a broad range of probing angles. Dan Birch, product manager, said: “We are excited to bring this product family to market and provide a new, unique solution to an ongoing challenge. There is no longer a need for makeshift probes; this design provides our customers with a proven solution and puts more control and repeatability into the hands of the tester."