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Signal Integrity — question 3 of 10

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You probe a 3.3V clock line with a standard 10x scope probe using its long ground clip lead, and you see nasty high-frequency ringing on every edge that isn't visible when you touch a nearby test point with a shorter ground path. What's going on, and how would you confirm which part of what you're seeing is real versus an artifact of your measurement?

How sure are you?

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