Patent ID: 7391090
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: H01L,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A system for coupling first and second wires that are micrometer-scale or smaller, the system comprising: a first device having a surface, the first wire extending along the surface of the first device; a second device for holding the second wire, the second device having a surface opposite the surface of the first device, the second wire extending through the second device to a position in proximity to the surface of the second device; and means for sensing alignment between the first and second wires; wherein one of the first and second devices is displaceable between first and second positions relative to the other device, and wherein the first wire is not substantially electrically coupled to the second wire in the first position; and wherein the first wire is closer to the second wire and substantially electrically coupled to the second wire in the second position, the sensing means indicating when the first and second wires are aligned.