1. A system for characterizing a container and any contents thereof, the system comprising:
at least one emitter comprising:
at least one antenna portion located within the container, and
a signal generator in communication with at least one amplifier;
at least one receiver comprising:
at least one antenna portion located within the container, wherein the antenna portion is connected to a signal detector; and
at least one processor in communication with the at least one receiver, in order to compare a plurality of received signal responses.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one emitter is operative to emit at least a first radio frequency (RF) energy and second RF energy into the interior of the container.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein the at least one receiver operates to receive at least:
a first RF response:
related to the first RF energy, and
characteristic of the container and any contents thereof at the time of emission of the first RF energy; and
a second RF response:
related to the second RF energy, and
characteristic of the container and any contents thereof at the time of emission of the second RF energy.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the signal responses are RF responses.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one amplifier provides an amplified signal to the at least one emitter antenna portion located within the container.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one receiver antenna portion receives signal samples from within the container.
7. A system for characterizing a container and any contents thereof, the system comprising:
means to emit at least a first radio frequency (RF) energy and a second RF energy, comprising:
at least one antenna portion located within the container, and
a signal generator in communication with at least one amplifier;
means to receive at least a first RF response related to the first RF energy and a second RF response relegated to the second RF energy, having at least one antenna portion located within the container, wherein the antenna portion is connected to a signal detector; and
means to compare a plurality of RF responses.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein the means to emit at least the first RF energy and second RF energy emits the first RF energy and second RF energy into the interior of the container.
9. The system of claim 7 wherein the means to receive at least the first RF response and second RF response receives at least:
a first RF response:
related to the first RF energy, and
characteristic of the container and any contents thereof at the time of emission of the first RF energy; and
a second RF response:
related to the second RF energy, and
characteristic of the container and any contents thereof at the time of emission of the second RF energy.
10. The system of claim 7 wherein the means to compare a plurality of RF responses comprises a processor.
11. A method for detecting changes in at least one of the composition and distribution of contents within a container, the method comprising;
providing the container comprising:
at least one emitter antenna located inside the container, and
at least one receiver antenna located inside the container, wherein the at least one emitter antenna and at least one receiving antenna of the container are connected to one device;
determining a first radio frequency (RF) resonant response of the interior of the container,
determining a second RF resonant response of the interior of a container, and
comparing the second RF response with the first RF response.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein determining a first RF resonant response of the interior of the container comprises:
emitting a first RF energy within the container, and
receiving a first RF response of the container and the container contents.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein determining a second RF resonant response of the interior of the container comprises:
emitting a second RF energy within the container, and
receiving a second RF response of the container and the container contents.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein detecting changes in at least one of the composition and distribution of contents within a container is employed using a system comprising:
means to emit at least a first radio frequency (RF) energy and a second RF energy,
means to receive at least a first RF response related to the first RF energy and a second RF response related to the second RF energy, and
means to compare a plurality of RF responses.
15. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one emitter antenna of the container, further operates to transmit radio frequency (RF) energy at frequencies above the lowest resonant frequencies of an empty container.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one receiver antenna of the container, further operates to transmit radio frequency (RF) energy at frequencies above the lowest resonant frequencies of an empty container.
17. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one emitter antenna is associated with the container and the authorized contents of the container.
18. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one emitter antenna is accessible for energizing from outside the container.
19. The method of claim 11 wherein the first RF and second RF responses are time-tagged.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A test probe for a semiconductor package comprising:
a signal tip having a lower surface and configured to meet a signal terminal; and
a planar ground tip adjacent to the signal tip, the planar ground tip configured to meet a ground terminal.
2. The test probe of claim 1, wherein the lower surface of the signal tip has a spherical shape.
3. The test probe of claim 1, further comprising a cylindrical ground barrel, the ground tip being extended from a lower end of the ground barrel, and the signal tip being located inside the ground barrel.
4. The test probe of claim 3, further comprising an insulating body enclosing the signal tip and located inside the ground barrel, the insulating body to electrically isolate the signal tip from the ground barrel.
5. The test probe of claim 3, further comprising a probe head having a top head and a bottom head spaced apart from each other;
a barrel stopper extended from the ground barrel and placed between the top and bottom heads; and
a spring between the top head and the barrel stopper.
6. The test probe of claim 5, wherein the insulating body penetrates the top and bottom heads and wherein the insulating body is fixed to the top head and protrudes beyond the bottom head.
7. The test probe of claim 5, wherein the ground barrel penetrates the bottom head and protrudes beyond the bottom head.