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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Claude Fouere, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Kyong-Min Kim, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Pavel Smetana, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3241 / ; 3241 / ;
Abstract
A multiprobe apparatus for probing a device having a plurality of contacts includes a holder for holding the device in a fixed position; a plurality of electrically conducting elongated probes, each probe being adapted for electrical communication with a respective one of the contacts by tangential linear contact along the length of the probe; and a probe support for supporting the probes and for maintaining the probes in electrical communication with the contacts.