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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Yu Zhou, Vernon Hills, 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 method of producing a contact structure for establishing electrical connection with contact targets. The contact structure is formed of a contactor carrier and a plurality of contactors. The contactor has an upper end oriented in a vertical direction, a straight beam portion oriented in a direction opposite to the upper end and having a lower end which functions as a contact point for electrical connection with a contact target, a return portion returned from the lower end and running in parallel with the straight beam portion to create a predetermined gap therebetween, a diagonal beam portion provided between the upper end and the straight beam portion to function as a spring.