Patent ID: 7332922

Claim:
A method for fabricating a structure for making electrical contact with a plurality of contacts on an electronic device comprising: providing a first substrate having a first surface; said first surface having a plurality of contact locations; providing a plurality of first electrical conductors extending outward from said contact locations, away from said first surface on said first substrate; providing a plurality of flexible electrically conductive beams each having an electrical interconnection location for electrically connection to said plurality of said first electrical conductors; said flexible electrically conductive beam forms a structure which cantilevers from said electrical interconnection location terminating in a cantilevered end for making electrical contact with said plurality of contacts on said electronic device; said flexible electrical conductive beam has a bottom surface at least a portion of which is disposed facing and spaced apart from said first substrate; a raised probe tip is formed at said cantilevered end of said flexible electrically conductive beam, said raised probe tip extends outward from said cantilevered end, away from said first surface of said substrate; and said raised probe tip is a plated bump.