Patent ID: 6114864
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A probe card comprising:a substrate;a flexible insulation film attached to a first surface of said substrate except at a first part of said substrate where said insulation film is spaced from said substrate to define a cavity between said substrate and said insulation film,said insulation film having a first unitary tongue that extends over said first part of said substrate and that flexes into said cavity;plural first probe tips on a first side of said insulation film opposite said substrate and extending along an unbroken edge of said first unitary tongue that flexes into said cavity; andplural first leads that each comprises a first electrical connector on the first side of said insulation film that extends across said first unitary tongue with a first end contacting a respective one of said probe tips and a second end spaced from said first unitary tongue, and a contact pad contacting said second end of said first electrical connector.