Patent ID: 7005876

Claim:
A method for testing a plurality of micro-magnetic switches formed on a wafer, wherein each switch includes a cantilever and a coil, comprising: (A) positioning a magnet adjacent to a cantilever of a first switch located on the wafer, wherein the magnet induces a magnetization in a magnetic material of the cantilever; (B) contacting a first set of probes with contact areas of the coil; (C) contacting a second set of probes with conductors for signals associated with the cantilever; (D) determining with the second set of probes whether the cantilever is in a first state; (E) causing a current to flow through the coil with the first set of probes to switch the cantilever from the first state to a second state; and (F) after step (E), determining with the second set of probes whether the cantilever is in the second state.