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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2000
Theodore A. Khoury, Chicago, IL (US);
James W. Frame, Chicago, IL (US);
Advantest Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A contact structure for achieving an electrical connection with a contact target is formed of a contact substrate and a plurality of contactors mounted on the contact substrate. The contactors are produced on a semiconductor substrate or other dielectric by a microfabrication technology. Each of the contactors has a contact bump to contact with the contact target. In one aspect, one of the base portions of the contactor is slidably formed on the surface of the contact substrate. A spring force is generated when the contactor is pressed against the contact target. Various types of contact structures and the associated production methods are also described.