Patent ID: 6799976
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G01R,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus, comprising:a daughter printed wiring board having a bottom surface and a top surface, and a plurality of electrical conductors extending from the bottom surface to the top surface; and a substrate having a probe surface and a connector surface, the probe surface having a plurality of spring probe contacts, the spring probe contacts comprising at least two metal layers, the geometry of the spring probe formed by different levels of stress between the at least two metal layers, the connector surface having a plurality of electrically conductive pads, a plurality of electrical connectors between each of the plurality of said spring probe contacts and each of the plurality of electrically conductive pads, and a plurality of electrical connections between the plurality of electrically conductive pads and the plurality of electrical conductors on the bottom surface of the daughter printed wiring board; and a connector comprising a plurality of electrical connections to the plurality of electrical conductors on the upper surface of the daughter printed wiring board, wherein the connector is a separable connector comprising a first connector half and a second connector half, the first connector half and the second connector half forming a removable mating connection between a plurality of electrical connections on the first half and a plurality of electrical connections on the second half, the plurality of electrical connections on the connector half connected to the each of the plurality of electrical conductors on the upper surface of the daughter printed wiring board.