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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshiei Hasegawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Micronics, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/073 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/073 ;
Abstract
An electrical connection apparatus includes a lattice having a plurality of openings arranged in each of the X- and Y-directions intersecting with each other, and a probe sheet including a plurality of probe elements provided in each opening, each probe element having a contact portion. Each probe sheet is arranged on one surface side of the lattice such that the contact portion is positioned to correspond to the opening, and further, the probe sheet is divided into a plurality of probe regions which are separated from each other by one or more boundary portions defined between adjacent opening regions, each including one or more openings.