Patent ID: 7362119

Claim:
A probe for making electrical connection to a contact pad on a microelectronic device comprising: a foot coupled to a substrate, said foot having a length, a thickness, a width, a proximal end, and a distal end; a torsion bar having a length, a width, a thickness, a proximal end, and a distal end, said proximal end of said torsion bar being coupled to said distal end of said foot, and said torsion bar lying in a first plane; a spacer having a length, a width, and a thickness, said spacer being coupled to said distal end of said torsion bar; an arm having a length, a width, a thickness, a proximal end, and a distal end and lying in a second plane, said proximal end of said arm being coupled to said spacer, and said second plane being in a different plane than said first plane; a first post having a top side and a bottom side, said bottom side being coupled to said arm at or near said distal end of said arm; and a tip being electrically coupled to said top side of said post.