If you've ever tenuously probed an expensive IC in a surface-mount package, you'll appreciate these new test adjuncts from Emulation Technology (ET—Santa Clara, Calif.). It's rolling out test clips ...

Typical spring clips are self-retaining, one-piece fasteners that slip into a mounting hole or onto a flange or panel edge. Secondary fastening devices such as rivets, studs, or screws are not needed ...