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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1996
Takashi Watanabe, Aoba-ku, JP;
Minako Yoshida, Miyagi, JP;
Advantest Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A micro contact structure and a probe card to be used in testing performance of a semiconductor integrated circuit device formed on a semiconductor wafer have improved contact characteristics. The contact structure includes a micro contact pin having electric conductivity formed on one end of a beam which is movable in a vertical direction, and a piezoelectric element formed on the beam to drive the beam in the vertical direction. The beam is made of silicon on the surface of which is formed of a conductive thin film, and the micro contact pin has a pyramid shape. The piezoelectric element is a bimorph plate mounted on an upper surface of the beam or both upper and lower surfaces of the beam.