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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Kenneth Smith, Portland, OR (US);
Michael Jolley, Beaverton, OR (US);
Victoria Van Syckel, Rhododendron, OR (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Smith, Portland, OR (US);
Michael Jolley, Beaverton, OR (US);
Victoria Van Syckel, Rhododendron, OR (US);
Assignee:
Cascade Microtech, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A probe head including an elastic membrane capable of exerting a restoring force when one of the surfaces of the elastic membrane is distorted. A conductive probe includes a beam having a first end and a second end, with a probe tip proximate the first end for contacting a device under test. A beam contact proximate the second end of the beam. The beam being movable to deform at least one surface of the elastic membrane.