Patent ID: 7271602

Claim:
A probe card assembly, comprising: a substrate layer defining a plurality of apertures; a plurality of probes, each probe having a base and a tip, wherein the base of each probe is configured to be at least partially inserted within one of the plurality of apertures; a strip for holding the plurality of probes, the strip being detachably connected to each tip of each probe of the plurality of probes, the strip being configured to transfer and position the base of each of the plurality of probes at least partially into the plurality of apertures prior to the strip being detached from the plurality of probes; and a template configured to hold the strip during the transfer of the base of each of the plurality of probes, the strip comprising a plurality of alignment members and the template comprising a plurality of receptacles, each of the plurality of receptacles being sized and shaped to receive a corresponding one of the alignment members.