Patent ID: 7948253

Claim:
A probe assembly for inspecting circuits on a semiconductor chip comprising: a probe, comprising: a plurality of stacked or parallel-arranged resin films; a plurality of metallic foils, each metallic foil being attached to a respective one of the resin films; a plurality of conductive patterns, each conductive pattern being etched in a respective one of the metallic foils, each conductive pattern having a probing function; and a plurality of probe tips adapted to collectively contact electrode pads on the chip, each probe tip being located at an end of a respective one of the conductive patterns on a first side of the probe; and a plurality of electrical terminals, each electrical terminal being connected to the probe via at least one of the conductive patterns and disposed, relative to the probe, so that the electrical terminal is adapted to contact a connecting land of a circuit board at a second side of the probe, the second side being opposite to the first side in a first direction (Z direction) on the same plane as the probe.