Patent ID: 7659739

Claim:
A probe for probing a device under test, the probe comprising: a shank defining a probe axis; a curved knee section connected to the shank and including an upper knee section and a lower knee section; a probe tip connected to an end of the knee section opposite from the shank; wherein the upper knee section extends outward from the shank and reaches a knee point of maximum separation from the probe axis, thereby defining a lateral knee offset from the probe axis; wherein the lower knee section extends from the knee point to a tip location, thereby defining a lateral tip offset from the probe axis; wherein a probe plane is defined by the probe axis and the knee point; wherein a thickness of the knee section in the probe plane has a local minimum between the shank and the tip location; wherein said probe axis is between said knee point and said tip location; and wherein said thickness of the knee section in the probe plane has a maximum value between about 25 μm and about 55 μm.