Disclosed herein are a sheet-like probe capable of surly preventing
positional deviation between electrode structures and electrodes to be
inspected by temperature changes in a bum-in test, even when the object
of inspection is a wafer having a large area of 8 inches or greater in
diameter or a circuit device, the pitch of electrodes to be inspected of
which is extremely small, and thus capable of stably retaining a good
electrically connected state, and a production process and applications
thereof. The sheet-like probe of the present invention comprises a
contact film obtained by holding a plurality of electrode structures
arranged in accordance with a pattern corresponding to respective
electrodes to be connected and having a front-surface electrode part
exposed to a front surface and a back-surface electrode part exposed to
aback surface by an insulating film composed of a flexible resin, and a
frame plate supporting the contract film.