Patent ID: 7736690

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a probe comprising a probe tip section and a probe main body section having a pedestal portion on which said probe tip section is formed to be protruded, said method comprising: after depositing a metal material on a base table to form a first deposition portion for said probe tip section, forming a second deposition portion entirely covering said first deposition portion, wherein combination of said first deposition portion and said second deposition portion causes increase of the thickness dimension of said probe tip section along the deposition direction of the metal material for said probe tip section, wherein said first deposition portion is a core portion for said probe tip section, wherein said second deposition portion is formed corresponding to a flat surface shape of said probe tip section, and wherein said second deposition portion is formed by initially forming said core portion, and thereafter forming a resist pattern having an opening that exposes the entire region of said core portion and is formed in a flat shape corresponding to the flat surface shape of said probe tip section containing a probe tip of said probe tip section, and depositing the metal material for said probe tip section in said opening, such that said second deposition portion forms said probe tip section integrally with said core portion.