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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096822 | IC socket having restraining mechanism An IC socket includes a base receiving a number of contacts, a lid mounted upon the base, and at least one latch mounted in the base. The lid is able to be operated between a first position away from the base and a second position adjacent to the base. The latch is ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8033854 | IC socket having individual latch hinge An IC socket includes a driving member, a socket body mounted below the driving member and a latch member assembled to the base. The driving member is operated between an upper position and a lower position, and drives the latch member to shift between a closed posi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7950946 | Electrical connector for receiving CPU An electrical connector (1) for receiving a CPU (5) includes a rectangular planar receiving portion (10) having a top surface (14) for mating with the CPU. At least two posts (20) extend perpendicularly from corners of the planar r... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7914313 | Clamping mechanism for an IC socket A clamping mechanism (18) for an IC socket (14) is disclosed having two moveable arms (36) which are spaced apart on opposite sides of the IC socket (14), with first ends pivotally secured to a fixed shaft (34) at moveable arm pivo... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7883351 | Socket for mounting electronic component A socket for mounting an electronic component that can connect an electronic component always in a correct orientation is provided. Socket-side engaging parts (9) are provided at a plurality of places of a peripheral wall (3) of a socket housing (5 | 02/08/2011 |
| 7841883 | Land grid array socket connector A socket connector (1), used for receiving a CPU (central processing unit), includes an insulative housing (11) defining a plurality of passageways (113), a plurality of electrical contacts (14) received in the passageways, a metallic rei... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7819686 | Burn-in socket A burn-in socket, for electrically connecting an IC package to a print circuit board, includes a base, a lid assembled upon the base and being movable up and down relative to the base and a latch pivotally linking to the base by a first shaft thereof. The latch defi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7785124 | Electrical connector having heat sink with large dissipation area An electrical connector (1) for receiving an IC package includes a socket body (2) with a plurality of contacts (4) therein. A cover (3) is pivotally mounted with respect to the socket body (2) and defines an inner side close to th... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7670166 | Burn-in socket having roller-actuated latching members arrangement An burn-in socket used for connecting an IC package includes an base urged upward by springs, an actuated device floatably assembled on said base, a frame retained on said base, a plurality of contacts received in said base. Said actuated device includes a plurality... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7648382 | Socket with latching unit A socket adapted for electrically connecting a module, comprises a board-like housing, and a plurality of latching units provided on the housing for retaining the module. Each latching unit has at least one latching arm and a silicon plug abutting against the latchi... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7547223 | Electrical connector with latching 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 ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7491082 | Burn-in socket having reinforced pressing member avoiding breakage thereof during operation An IC socket includes a base holding a plurality of contacts therein, at least one latch pivotably attached to the base, and at least one pressing member mounted on the base and being vertically movable relative to the base. The pressing member comprises at least on... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7462055 | Circuit board fixing structure A circuit board fixing structure (100) includes a base (3) and a circuit board (2). The base has a plurality of elastic claws (32) and the elastic claws vertically extend from the base. Each elastic claw includes a fastening portion (3... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7452229 | Electrical connector for receiving an electrical module An electrical connector for receiving an electrical module. The electrical module has a convex on a lateral surface. The electrical connector comprises an insulated housing, a plurality of terminals and a metallic shell. The insulated housing has at least a stop wal... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7402082 | Electrical connector with retaining shell An electrical connector adapted for connecting a camera module to a printed circuit board via a flexible printed circuit comprises a shield and a spring plate. The shield includes a pair of opposite rear and front walls, a pair of left and right walls adjacent to th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7371098 | Land grid array connector with reinforcement stiffener An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing (2), a plurality contacts (4) received therein, at least a pair of securing members (3) disposed on adjacent corners of housing (2). The securing members (3) are used for supp... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371075 | Electrical connector with dual-function housing 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 defines a base (100) a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364435 | Electrical connector housing having stylized guide box An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (10) adapted to engage conductive terminals, and having an IC package mating surface (101) and an opposite substrate mounting surface (103). A rigid strip (12), in a substantially wav... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361029 | IC package, IC socket, and IC socket assembly An IC socket assembly includes an IC socket, constituted by: a plurality of electrical contacts; an IC package mounting surface; an insulative socket housing for holding the plurality of electrical contacts at the IC package mounting surface; and an urging member fo... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350299 | Method for reducing socket warpage A method and a structure for reducing socket warpage in an embodiment by forming at least one groove in a socket housing contiguous to a surface mount region for an electrical device and securing a rigid bar in the groove. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338295 | Test socket-lid assembly A test socket-lid assembly for testing electronic devices such as IC chips consists of a socket sub-assembly and a lid-sub-assembly, which is separated from the socket sub-assembly. In the lid sub-assembly, the lid is pivotally connected to the frame and supports a ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331811 | Chip recorder A chip recorder is disposed on a circuit board for writing a chip, wherein the chip comprises a contact and the circuit board comprises a contact. The chip recorder comprises a chip housing, a base, a bracket, a push finger and an elastic member. The chip housing is... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327568 | Heat sink assembly with rotatable fins A heat sink assembly having rotatable fins includes a housing, a first heat dissipating device, a rod, an elastic member and a lever. The housing includes a first sidewall having a first hole, a first sliding hole and a stop portion, and a second sidewall having a s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322830 | Socket connector with floating cover An electrical connector comprises a base mounted on a PCB, a cover for holding a CPU, and a plurality of contacts each of which has a supporting portion received in the base and an engaging portion reaching out of the base. The cover is formed with a number of throu... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303404 | Contact and electrical connecting apparatus A contact includes: a first and a second conductive contact pieces and at least one sheet-like electrical insulator such as polyimide. Each contact piece has a sheet-like body portion having a base portion, an elongate portion extending from the base portion, and a ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287997 | Electrical socket which can be reduced in operating force In an electrical socket including a base for receiving a connection object in a predetermined direction, a plurality of contacts are held by the base and adapted to be contacted with the connection object. A pusher is rotatably held by the base and has an acting por... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281954 | Socket connector improved in adaptability to a terminal position of a connection object In a socket connector for connecting a first connection object to a second connection object, a housing has a receiving portion for receiving the first connection object in an inserting direction and holds a conductive contact and a conductive engaging member. The c... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276895 | Adjustable test head docking apparatus Provided is an apparatus for establishing a distance between a test head and a peripheral. The apparatus includes a frame to which one of either a test head or a peripheral is docked. The frame has a linear unit which moves the frame towards or away from a docking s... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261599 | Module connector A module connector, to which a module (5) is electrically connected, comprises a base (10) loaded with a number of terminals (2) and defining a receiving room for receiving the module; and an outer shell (4) assembled to the base after th... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258563 | Fastening structure and socket using the same A socket adapted for electrically connecting the chip module to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts receiving in the insulative housing, and a fastening structure. The fastening structure includes an upper lever and a lowe... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259043 | Circular test pads on scribe street area A semiconductor wafer design and process having test pads (36) reducing cracks generated during the wafer saw process from extending into and damaging adjacent die. The present invention provides a plurality of circular test pads (36) in a wafer scribe... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247042 | Electrical socket which can be reduced in operating force In an electrical socket including a base for receiving a connection object in a predetermined direction, a plurality of contacts are held by the base and adapted to be contacted with the connection object. A pusher is rotatably held by the base and has an acting por... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241160 | Shielded electrical connector for camera module An electrical connector (100) adaptor for soldering on the printed circuit board and electrically connecting with a camera module (4), comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of terminals (2) received in the housing and a shield ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230830 | Semiconductor device socket In a state wherein front ends of latch members 18A and 18B are apart from each other so that the upper surface of an alignment plate/positioning member 24 is outside, a pressing section 12PU of a heat sink member 12 is brought into... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214083 | Electrical connector with shielding shell An electrical connector (100) is adapted for receiving a module body (4). The connector comprises a dielectric housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) and a shielding shell (3). The housing has sidewalls (11, 12) forming a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196907 | Elasto-plastic sockets for Land or Ball Grid Array packages and subsystem assembly An elasto-plastic socket for Land or Ball Grid Array package comprising a plurality of metal contacts embedded in a substrate by lamination. The curved plate spring of the metal contacts enable large deformation to accommodate all tolerances other than package toler... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189092 | Modular semiconductor package testing contactor system An interconnect mechanism for providing electrical interconnection between a device under test and a tester includes a base having a first side and a second side. The base defines a plurality of apertures extending from the first side to the second side. The first s... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187552 | Self-installing heat sink A circuit board assembly may include a heat sink that couples with a surface a circuit module installed on the circuit board. The heat sink may automatically couple to the surface of the circuit module when the circuit module is installed on the circuit board. The h... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179092 | Land grid array connector with distortion gap An LGA connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a stiffener (3) defined around the housing, a clip (4) pivotably engaged on one end of the stiffener, and a lever (5) engaged on an opposite end of the stiffener for fastenin... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179093 | Retractable ledge socket In some embodiments, a retractable ledge socket is presented. In this regard, a socket ledge is introduced to receive a processor, and to reposition to allow the processor to contact socket connections. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. ... | 02/20/2007 |
