Patent ID: 8640324
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G01R,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for fabricating a compliant membrane probe for communication with an integrated circuit, the method comprising: installing an array of conductors within a flexible membrane, the conductors comprising a beam structure having a first end and a second end, with each one of the conductors further comprising a probe tip extending from the first end, in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the beam structure, the probe tip further comprising a rounded head connected to the first end of the beam structure by a throat, the throat having a smaller diameter than the rounded head, with the throat generally surrounded by material of the flexible membrane such that the head is disposed at an opposite side of the flexible membrane with respect to the beam structure; and configuring the second end of the beam structure so as to be supported by a first end of the beam structure of an adjacent conductor thereto.