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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Belgacem Haba, Saratoga, CA (US);
David Gibson, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Belgacem Haba, Saratoga, CA (US);
David Gibson, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Tessera, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An assembly for testing microelectronic devices includes a microelectronic element having faces and contacts, a flexible substrate spaced from and overlying a first face of the microelectronic element, and a plurality of conductive posts extending from the flexible substrate and projecting away from the first face of the microelectronic element, at least some of the conductive posts being electrically interconnected with the microelectronic element. The assembly also includes a plurality of support elements disposed between the microelectronic element and the substrate for supporting the flexible substrate over the microelectronic element. At least some of the conductive posts are offset from the support elements.