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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677902 | Extended package substrate An apparatus may include an integrated circuit package comprising a plurality of conductive pads and having a face, and a socket coupled to the integrated circuit package and to the conductive pads, the socket having a footprint. In some aspects, the footprint is sm... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7658620 | Electrical connector having an improved frame An electrical connector adapted for connection an Integrated Circuit (IC) chip to a printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulating housing having a plurality of passageways, a plurality of contacts received in the passageways and a frame moveable assembled on th... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7658619 | Processor and power converter assembly with rigidly connected power connector A processor assembly includes a computer processor, a voltage converter, and a converter-power connector. A carrier structure holds these components in rigid relationship with each other. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7654830 | IC socket having detachable aligning element An IC socket includes a socket body defining a first receiving cavity with a bottom wall, a cover attached pivotally on one end of the socket body and a locking member for locking the cover to the socket body. The IC socket further includes four detachable aligning ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7641482 | Electrical connector having contacts with improved retaining portions An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a longitudinal and a lateral wall defining a top face and at least one contact. The lateral wall defines a slot thereon. The contact includes a main body located one the top face of the lateral wall and a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7635269 | Socket for electrical parts A socket for an electrical part comprises a socket body to be mounted on a wiring board and a contact unit mounted on the socket body and provided with a plurality of electro-conducting members. The contact unit including a unit body vertically movable with respect ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7625219 | Electrical connecting apparatus The electrical connecting apparatus disclosed herein includes a frame member having a recess for receiving a device under test provided with a plurality of electrodes, a plurality of contacts provided in correspondence to the electrodes, a plurality of slots formed ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7618263 | Electrical connector having hybrid standoff The present invention provides an electrical connector for establishing electrical connection between an IC module and a PCB. The electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a set of electrical contacts received in the housing. The insulative housing ha... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614885 | Socket connector having retaining tabs arranged on edges of sidewalls thereon A socket connector is provided for securely mounting an IC package (20) on a printed circuit board, said socket connector comprises an insulative housing (30) configured by a base (301) and four perimeter walls (302) to define a inner cav... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7594818 | Socket for electronic part installation A socket for mounting on a substrate includes a terminal exposure part that exposes the plurality of substrate connection terminals of the contacts at lower opposing edges of the socket, and a central part that includes a bottom surface bulging part that protrudes d... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7581962 | 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. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581963 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (100) for connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate comprises an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (4) and at least one alignment pin (2), the insulative housing (1) includes a plu... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578678 | 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 conta... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7575440 | IC socket capable of saving space on a system board An IC socket (1) mounted on a system board (4) for connecting an IC package comprises a socket body (2) defining an upper interface (21) for receiving the IC package and a bottom mounting surface (22) opposite to the interface (... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7566229 | Electrical connector assembly with reinforcing frame An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1), and a reinforcing frame (4) removably disposed on the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base (10) having a top side, and side walls (11) upwardly ext... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563107 | 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 s... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556506 | Electrical contacts and electrical connector assembly having such electrical contacts An electrical connector assembly (5) includes an insulative housing, a number of electrical contacts (7) retained in the insulative housing, a chip module disposed above the insulative housing and comprising a number of connecting elements (80) ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7537462 | Connector of a double-sided connection type with a flexible internal mechanism In a connector to be connected by press contact in a connecting direction, plural contacts are coupled to a first frame having two principal surfaces opposite to each other in the connecting direction. A second frame is coupled to the first frame and guides the firs... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7527503 | Socket for integrated circuit with pivotal aligning key A socket connector, for electrically connecting a package and a PCB (Print Circuit Board), comprises a plurality of contacts, an insulative housing receiving the contacts, a metal stiffener, a clip and a lever. The insulative housing defines a receiving space for th... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7510402 | Electrical connector Provided is an electrical connector for electrically connecting a plug assembly having a plurality conductive pads to a PCB, comprising a dielectric housing including a base having a plurality of sidewalls extending therefrom; the base defining a receiving cavity fo... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7503771 | Socket having fastening mechanism for receiving sensor A socket connector for settling an integrated circuit module therein and connecting a sensor therewith comprises a base, a center plate mounted on the base, a plurality of contacts retained on the center plate and a retaining member. The base defines a slot for rece... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7497696 | Socket for land grid array package A land grid array socket and a microelectronic assembly including the socket. The socket comprises: a housing; an array of through-contacts on the housing; a solder ball standoff element on a PCB side of the housing; and a seating plane standoff element on a package... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7476107 | 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... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473105 | 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 r... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7473106 | IC socket connector configured by discrete wafers assembled to a frame An electrical connector of the present invention includes at least an wafer (10) mounting a plurality of conductive terminals (30) therein and a plurality of through holes (106) thereon and a frame member (20) receiving the at least a waf... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7448879 | Electrical connector An electrical connector that connects a chip module to a printed circuit board is proposed. The electrical connector comprises an insulator and a strengthening member disposed outside of the insulator. The strengthening member contains a sidewall for positioning the... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445464 | IC socket with contacts An IC socket includes a plurality of terminals (7) arranged in a matrix defined by row and column directions perpendicular to each other. The terminal includes a contact arm (73) extending from a middle portion of the terminal. The contact arm includes... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445463 | Land grid array electrical connector In a land grid array connector for electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts, the housing including side walls and a central portion surrounded by the side walls, the central porti... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442082 | Shielded connector with folding arrangement ensuring perpendicularity between sidewall and bottom wall of the metal housing An shielded connector (1) comprises a metal housing (10) configured by first, second, third, fourth sidewalls (102, 101, 103, 100) and a bottom wall (not labeled) defining a receiving space (104) therebetween, first and second terminal in... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442049 | Electrical connecting device and method of forming same Techniques for providing electrical connections are provided. In one aspect, an electrical connecting device is provided which comprises a plurality of compressible contacts; and a downstop structure surrounding at least a portion of one or more of the contacts, lim... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442045 | Miniature electrical ball and tube socket with self-capturing multiple-contact-point coupling A socket connector for connecting a bulbous terminal or ball wherein the female element grips the terminal with resilient prongs with end tips at low insertion force but positive contact is maintained and wherein attempted withdrawal is normally inhibited by increas... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442050 | Circuit card with flexible connection for memory module with heat spreader A circuit card includes a rigid portion having a first plurality of contacts configured to be in electrical communication with a plurality of memory devices. The circuit card further includes a flexible connector coupled to the rigid portion. The flexible connector ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435145 | Connection terminal and connection apparatus for electronic components A connection terminal that can be brought into stable one-point contact with an electrode and that allows for a smooth connecting operation, even in the case of small contact pads or other such electrodes for establishing electrical contact. A socket contact as the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435103 | Ball grid array socket having a positioning device An electrical connector (2) comprises an insulative housing (4) and a number of metal plates (3). The insulative housing (4) has a bottom floor (45) and a number of side walls (46) extending perpendicularly from the bottom f... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436680 | Multi-chip build-up package of optoelectronic chip A multi-chip build-up package of an optoelectronic chip mainly includes a metal carrier, an IC chip, an optoelectronic chip, a build-up packaging structure including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of wiring layers, and a transparent conductive subs... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435102 | Interconnecting electrical devices A male contact having a longitudinal axis includes a head configured to contact a corresponding electrical contact and a first portion extending along the longitudinal axis and configured to be received within a socket of a corresponding terminal assembly. The first... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431591 | Socket for electrical parts A socket for an electrical part has a socket body, having one and another surfaces to which an electrical part and a printed circuit board are mounted, respectively, to which a contact pin is arranged so as to establish electrical conduction between the electrical p... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422442 | Land grid array socket An LGA socket (1) includes an insulative housing (2) and a plurality of conductive contacts (3) received in the housing. The housing defines a recessed area (25) surrounded by a number of sidewalls (21). The contacts are received i... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422482 | Electrical connector having improved shield An electrical connector (100) includes a lower shield (3), an insulative housing (1) assembled to the lower shield, a number of terminals (2) and a pair of upper shields (4). The lower shield has a bottom wall (33) and a pai... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419383 | 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 secon... | 09/02/2008 |
