Patent ID: 7463043
Filing Date: 2008-12-09
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A method of probing an electronic device, said electronic device comprising a surface comprising a plurality of terminals, said method comprising: positioning said electronic device and a plurality of probes in a first relative position in which said probes are spaced apart from said electronic device and each contact tip of ones of said probes is offset in a direction parallel to said surface of said electronic device from a corresponding terminal of said electronic device that said contact tip is to contact; and effecting relative movement of said electronic device and said probes, said relative movement resulting in said electronic device and said probes being in a second relative position in which said contact tips of said ones of said probes physically contact said corresponding terminals, wherein said relative movement from said first relative position to said second relative position comprises a first directional component and a simultaneous second directional component, wherein said first directional component is parallel to said surface of said electronic device and said second directional component is perpendicular to said surface of said electronic device.