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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1996
Toshiaki Ueno, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuchika Saito, Kawasaki, JP;
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connection structure interconnects a first circuit member and a second circuit member and comprises a cantilever, a conductive needle, a terminal pad and a fixing element. The cantilever is formed in the semiconductor substrate and has an end remote from the semiconductor substrate. The conductive needle is at the end of the cantilever and is electrically connected to the first circuit member. The terminal pad is located on the second circuit member opposite the conductive needle tip when the first circuit member and the second circuit member are juxtaposed. The terminal pad is electrically connected to the second circuit member. The fixing element fixes the first circuit member juxtaposed to the second circuit member in a way that stresses the cantilever to apply a contact force between the conductive needle and the terminal pad.