Patent ID: 7471095

Claim:
An electrical connecting system comprising: a device under test comprising a plurality of electrodes, each having a recess formed therein and a flat upper surface area surrounding the recess; a probe board provided with a plurality of probes for electrical inspection of the device under test, wherein the device under test is held in position with a designated alignment relative to the plurality of probes, wherein each of the plurality of probes comprises: a base portion joined to the probe board; an elastically deformable arm portion extending at a distance from the base portion along the probe board; and a tip portion projecting from the arm portion in a direction away from the probe board; wherein for each of the plurality of probes: the probe is positioned relative to the device under test such that, in the absence of flexural deformation of the arm portion, the tip portion contacts the flat upper surface area of an electrode without sliding into the recess; and the probe is positioned relative to the device under test such that, in response to flexural deformation of the arm portion caused by an overdrive force acting on the probe toward the device under test, the tip portion slides on the flat upper surface area of the electrode without departing from the flat upper surface area, and without sliding into the recess.