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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Francis T. Mcquade, Watertown, CT (US);
Charles L. Barto, Oakville, CT (US);
Francis T. McQuade, Watertown, CT (US);
Charles L. Barto, Oakville, CT (US);
Wentworth Laboratories, Inc., Brookfield, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a plurality of micro probes comprising the steps of defining the shapes of a plurality of probes as a mask, applying a photoresist to a surface of a metal foil, overlaying the mask on the metal foil, exposing the photoresist to light passed through the mask, developing the photoresist, removing a portion of the photoresist to expose a portion of the metal foil, applying an etcher to the surface of the metal foil to remove the exposed portion to produce a plurality of probes, and chemically polishing and plating the plurality of probes.