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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110076863 | APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING A MULTI-CONDUCTOR CABLE TO A PIN GRID ARRAY CONNECTOR An apparatus for connecting a multi-conductor cable of a first device to a pin grid array connector of a second device, wherein said apparatus comprises a first printed circuit board (PCB) for terminating the conductors of the cable, which are connected to a first PCB s... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20100330823 | Cast grid array (CGA) package and socket A cast grid array (CGA) package comprises shaped solder posts which may be reflowed and connected directly to a circuit board, such as mother board, or remain in a solid state with the shape allowing them to be secured within a CGA socket which, in turn, may be connecte... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100197152 | SOCKET FOR CONNECTING BALL-GRID-ARRAY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE TO TEST CIRCUIT A simple structure socket 10 for connecting a ball grid array integrated circuit device to a test circuit has a base 14, contacts 26 arranged corresponding to the ball grid array, a nest assembly 16 of two comb structures 70 and a leve... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100167562 | LGA socket having alignment posts with crash ribs An LGA socket includes an insulative housing and a plurality of electrical contacts secured on the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a top face and a bottom face opposite to each other. The insulative housing has a number of alignment posts at corners a... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100130031 | Socket with position clumps A socket adapted for electrically connecting a semiconductor package to a printed circuit board, comprises an insulating body and a plurality of position clump. The insulating body has a plurality of sidewalls, which define a plurality of assembling slots. The position ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100055936 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR TEST SOCKET An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting a Central Processing Unit (CPU) with a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), includes a base (2), a plurality of insulative layers (34), a plurality of contacts (4) and a plurality of cams (... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090325415 | Modification of connections between a die package and a system board Modification of the connections between a die package and a system board is described. In one example a pattern redistribution module is used in a socket. The module has a first array of contacts on one side of the module. The contacts have a first configuration to conn... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090325402 | BURN-IN SOCKET WITH IMPORVED CONTACTS A burn-in socket for electrical connecting with package having solder balls, includes a base and a number of contacts received in the base. Each contact has a spring section movable in the base, a contact section extending upwardly from the spring section and a retentio... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090305527 | SOCKET CONNECTOR WITH FLEXIBLE ORIENTATION HEAT PIPE A socket connector, adapted for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, comprises a frame, an insulative housing, a cover plate, a heat pipe retainer, two heat pipes, a backplane, and a plurality of fastening members. The insulative housing is... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090280660 | Electrical connector with dual-function protrusions An electrical connector (1) for connecting a land grid array (LGA) chip with a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a housing (10), and terminals (11) received in passageways (104) of the housing. The housing has a base (100) and sidew... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090280659 | Electrical connector configured by unit section An electrical connector for electrically connecting an integrated circuit package to a circuit substrate includes a first and a second unit sections, and each unit section has a number of terminals received therein. Each unit section includes a mating surface, an oppose... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090233463 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TEST SOCKET HAVING ELASTIC CONTACT SUPPORT AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH A socket can be used for testing an integrated circuit package having a plurality of rows of leads. The socket includes a base that is aligned with a circuit board having a plurality of contact pads. A plurality of rows of contact fingers are electrically coupled to the... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090227125 | ADJUSTABLE TEST SOCKET An adjustable test socket for aligning an electronic device with spring probes in a test fixture is provided having two adjustable walls or four adjustable walls.... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090221158 | Socket having engaing clump A socket, for electrically connecting an IC package with gaps on two sides thereof and a printed circuit board, comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing and a pair of engaging clumps. The insulative housing has a bottom... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090221159 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing with a number of contacts, a metal stiffener surrounding the insulative housing, a metal clip pivotally assembled to one end of the metal stiffene... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090081892 | Ellectrical connector with latchign portion An electrical connector, for electrically connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing and a number of terminals received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base portion and four peripheral walls extending upwa... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090068858 | MINIATURE ELECTRICAL BALL AND TUBE SOCKET ASSEMBLY WITH SELF-CAPTURING MULTIPLE-CONTACT-POINT COUPLING A socket assembly for connecting an array of bulbous terminals such as balls wherein the female element is a miniature tube that has resilient prongs that grip the corresponding terminals with varying force during insertion and deletion. The tube is of resilient conduct... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090023332 | Electrical connector assembly with shorting contacts An electrical connector assembly is provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a housing including a body fabricated at least partially from a dielectric material. The housing body has an opening therein. An electrical contact is held by the housing. The elect... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080299795 | Electrical connector with improved housing An electrical connector (1) for interconnecting integrated circuits (ICs) to a circuit board, includes an insulative housing (2, 3) defining a plurality of passageways extending therethrough, and a plurality of contacts received respectively in each of the... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080280464 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) includes four pieces of insulative housing segments (21) having a number of electrical contacts (3) received therein. Each insulative housing segment includes two engaging edges (213) for attaching with another adj... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080268670 | SELF-BALANCED DUAL L-SHAPED SOCKET An embodiment of the present invention is a Land Grid Array (LGA) socket. A first L-shaped area has a first center, a first outer long side, and a first outer short side. The first L-shaped area contains a first set of contacts oriented in a first direction. A second L-... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080220628 | Electrical connector with dual-function protrusions An electrical connector (1) for connecting a land grid array (LGA) chip with a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a housing (10), and terminals (11) received in passageways (104) of the housing. The housing has a base (100) and sidew... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080220643 | Land grid array connector having improved cover An LGA connector (100) adapted for receiving an electronic package (10), includes a housing (2) and a number of contacts received in the housing, a stiffener (3) enclosing the housing, a cover (5) pivotable between an open position and... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080194124 | SOCKET WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS A socket connector for connecting a post or ball wherein the female element grips the post with resilient prongs with end tips at low insertion force but positive contact is maintained and wherein attempted withdrawal is normally inhibited by increasing force applied to... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080113527 | Relay connector A relay connector electrically connects terminals which are arranged in two rows on a connector to be inspected provided on a board for inspection to a measuring instrument. The relay connector includes first probes, mounted on a first pin block so as to be contacted wi... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080096401 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LEADLESS PACKAGE SYSTEM An integrated circuit leadless package system includes forming a lead, attaching an integrated circuit die to the lead, and applying an encapsulant including a thin encapsulant region with a thinner section over the lead than a section over the integrated circuit die.... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080085615 | PROTECTED SOCKET FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES Provided are a method, device and system in which, in one embodiment, a socket for an integrated circuit package includes a standoff adapted to engage and support the package in a first position in which the package contact terminals are disengaged from socket contact t... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080081489 | Reliable land grid array socket loading device An apparatus for receiving and securing a processor on a mainboard in a computer system. The apparatus includes a socket and socket loading mechanism for a land grid array. The apparatus provides a load distribution mechanism to dissipate tensile and shearing forces at ... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080081490 | Ball grid array socket and method of making the same A BGA socket (100) includes an insulative housing (20) defining a grid array of contact cavities (23) in a bottom face (22); a plurality of electrical contacts (30), each electrical contact having a solder ball at one end, said electri... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080076276 | Printed Board And Manufacturing Method Thereof A printed board is able to cool an electronic component with high efficiency without requiring a heatsink for cooling the electronic component while preventing upsizing of the electronic device. A method for manufacturing such a printed board with high efficiency is als... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080072422 | Conductive elastomeric and mechanical pin and contact system A conductive elastomeric and mechanical pin and contact system for creation of a Elastromechanical Connector (1) that combines Mechanical Pins, an Insulator Array with Conductive Elastromeric Memory Material. This combination provides a low cost, high density, re... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080057750 | Socket connector with retaining device A socket connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and a frame (3). The housing defines a mating interface (101), a mounting interface (102) opposite to the mating interface and periphery faces between the mating interface and... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080020603 | LAND GRID ARRAY (LGA) INTERPOSER UTILIZING METAL-ON-ELASTOMER HEMI-TORUS AND OTHER MULTIPLE POINTS OF CONTACT GEOMETRIES A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is cons... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080012592 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES A socket for testing a semiconductor package comprises two or more rubbers. Each rubber includes a chip-package contact portion configured to electrically connect with a chip package placed on the rubber and electrical wirings configured to electrically connect with the... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080009150 | CHIP CONNECTION DEVICE The chip connection device's main feature is a structurally simple and rigid engagement member. The engagement member mainly contains a knob having only a top cylinder for turning and indication, an eccentric base cylinder to cause reliable relative lateral movement of ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080009151 | IC socket An IC socket includes a socket body (10) defining a plurality of passageways (102), and terminals (20) insertable into each of the passageways. A retention projection (1020) extends into the passageway. Each terminal includes a slot at a midd... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080003846 | Circuit board unit According to one embodiment, a circuit board unit includes: a circuit board; and an electronic component that is surface-mounted on the circuit board. The electronic component includes a first electrode at one end and a second electrode at another end of the electronic ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070298627 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) comprises a housing (50) defining a plurality of passageways (502) thereof, each passageway (502) defining at least a pair of spaced retaining portion (5020) on inner walls thereof, a plurality of contacts (... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070281508 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) includes a connector body (51) holding a plurality of contacts (52). The connector body includes a base section (511) with four side walls (512) surrounded thereby to form an interior cavity adapted to recei... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070281507 | IC contact for LGA socket An IC contact (1) for use in an LGA socket includes a retention portion (10), a contact portion (11) extending from the retention portion, a solder terminal portion (12) extending opposite to the contact portion, and a connecting section (... | 12/06/2007 |
