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The latest series of Micro SMD Grabber test clips, designed for testing fine pitch IC packages, is available from Warwick Test Supplies. Made by Pomona Electronics, the clips are said to be suitable for prototype design and debugging applications. Three grabber styles are offered, both short and long tip for 0.8 to 0.5mm lead pitches and one for lead pitches down to 0.3mm. These clips can be used with virtually any fine ptich IC including QFP, PQFP, SSOP, TSOP and TSSOP packages.These clips can be used on a variety of ICs and, if a specific test clip is not readily available, the grabbers can be quickly attached to any IC lead eliminating the need for labour intensive and potentially destructive soldering.The Micro SMD grabber's ultra-thin body design allows for side-by-side stacking for adjacent lead probing, the pincer tips being Teflon insulated to guard against shorting. All styles can be used at frequencies up to 100MHz and come with flying leads for logic analyser attachment.