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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2000
Yu Zhou, Libertyville, IL (US);
David Yu, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Robert Edward Aldaz, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Theodore A. Khoury, Evanston, IL (US);
Advantest Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A contact structure is formed of a contact substrate and a plurality of contractors. The contactor is uniformly formed of conductive material and has an intermediate portion which is inserted in the through hole provided on the contact substrate in a vertical direction, a contact portion which is connected to the intermediate portion and positioned at one end of the contactor to function as a contact point for electrical connection with a contact target, and a base portion which is provided at other end of the contactor, and a spring portion which is substantially straight and upwardly inclined relative to the surface of the surface of the contact substrate and provided between the base portion and the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is staright and a portion of which is reduced in width or thickness.