Patent ID: 7511523

Claim:
An elongated cantilever probe for making contact with an electronic circuit element, comprising: at least one elongated base element which is bonded to a pad on a surface of a substrate via a meltable bonding material; a support element which extends from a portion of the base element such that a portion of the elongated base element is not covered by the support element; an elongated cantilever portion which extends in a substantially horizontal direction and which has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end contacts the support element, and wherein a footprint of the at least one elongated base element underlies at least a portion of the cantilever portion but does not extend beyond the distal end of the cantilever portion; and a tip portion which is located at or near the distal end of the cantilever portion which is used to make electrical contact with a pad on the electronic circuit element.