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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2002
Stefano Felici, Robbiate, IT;
Giuseppe Crippa, Merate, IT;
Technoprobe S.r.l., Cernusco Lombardone, IL;
Abstract
A testing head having vertical probes is presented. The testing head a first and a second plate-like holder provided with respective guide holes, a contact probe adapted to be received in the guide holes and having a contact tip adapted to establish mechanical and electrical contact to a corresponding contact pad of an integrated electronic device to be tested, the contact probe being deformed in a deflection region located between the plate-like holders as the contact tip abuts onto the contact pad. The contact probe further comprises a rigid arm extending laterally from a body of the contact probe and terminating in the contact tip, the rigid arm being adapted to offset the contact point of the contact probe with the corresponding contact pad with respect to a longitudinal axis of the contact probe.