Multiprobe apparatus
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1. A multiprobe apparatus for probing a device having a plurality of contacts, comprising:
- a plurality of electrically conducting elongated probes, each probe comprising a wire of circular cross section, and each probe being adapted for electrical communication with a respective one of said contacts by tangential linear contact along the length of the probe;
a probe support comprising a silicon wafer having <
100>
orientation, said silicon wafer having a plurality of grooves along the <
110>
direction, each groove corresponding to a respective one of said contacts, and each groove having a respective one of said probes disposed therein for supporting said probes and for maintaining said probes in electrical communication with said contacts; and
holding means having a holding groove for fitting said device and said probe support with said probes therein, wherein said holding groove, in conjunction with the tangential linear contact of said probes with said contacts, allows said contacts to be properly contacted by said probes by alignment in one dimension.
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A multiprobe apparatus for probing a device having a plurality of contacts includes a holder for holding the device in a fixed position; a plurality of electrically conducting elongated probes, each probe being adapted for electrical communication with a respective one of the contacts by tangential linear contact along the length of the probe; and a probe support for supporting the probes and for maintaining the probes in electrical communication with the contacts.
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1. A multiprobe apparatus for probing a device having a plurality of contacts, comprising:
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a plurality of electrically conducting elongated probes, each probe comprising a wire of circular cross section, and each probe being adapted for electrical communication with a respective one of said contacts by tangential linear contact along the length of the probe; a probe support comprising a silicon wafer having <
100>
orientation, said silicon wafer having a plurality of grooves along the <
110>
direction, each groove corresponding to a respective one of said contacts, and each groove having a respective one of said probes disposed therein for supporting said probes and for maintaining said probes in electrical communication with said contacts; andholding means having a holding groove for fitting said device and said probe support with said probes therein, wherein said holding groove, in conjunction with the tangential linear contact of said probes with said contacts, allows said contacts to be properly contacted by said probes by alignment in one dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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