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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172581 | Electrical connector configured by upper and lower housings with contact terminals disposed therebetween An electrical connector for electrically connecting a circuit processing unit (CPU) with a number of soldering balls to a print circuit board (PCB) comprises a first body having a plurality of bottom holes, a second body mounted on the first body and having a plural... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8118604 | Socket connector having electrical element supported by insulated elastomer A socket connector (100) adapted for electrically connecting an integrated circuit (IC) package comprises an insulative housing (1) comprising a plurality of passageways (101) extending therethrough, a plurality of terminal units (2) rece... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118603 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulting main body having a plurality of receiving holes, and a plurality of pins located in the receiving holes. Each pin has a base portion, a welding portion and a flexible arm. The flexible arm has a first bend portion bent a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105093 | Socket assembly for fixing an IC on a circuit plate An exemplary socket assembly includes a circuit plate and a socket mounted on the circuit plate for fixing an IC. The socket includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member. The first fixing member includes installed portions, elastic connecting portions, ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092231 | Socket for electric component A socket for an electric component provided with a plurality of contact pins in a socket body. The contact pin each have a lower contact part that is electrically conductive with a contact point on a substrate, an upper contact part that contacts the terminal of the... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079849 | Socket connector assembly with compressive contacts A socket connector assembly includes a housing, signal terminals, and a power module subassembly. The housing is mounted to a circuit board and includes opposing walls having internal surfaces. The signal terminals are joined to the internal surfaces of the walls an... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7955090 | Optical transceiver, connector, substrate unit, optical transmitter, optical receiver, and semiconductor device One ends of a plurality of interface pins are attached to a substrate in a line. Optical semiconductor device and an electric circuit are mounted on this substrate. The other ends of the interface pins are fit into holes in an another substrate. Signals are exchange... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950928 | Electrical connector and assembly thereof An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector, an IC seated on connector and a PCB. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a number of electrical contacts each having a retaining portion secured to the housing, a main portion... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938648 | Board mounted electrical connector with reinforcing device The electrical connector (50) includes an insulative housing (51) defining a mounting face (501) for mounting onto a printed circuit board (10) and a mating face (502) opposite to the mounting face, a plurality of contacts (52 | 05/10/2011 |
| 7918671 | Mounting structure with springs biasing towards a latching edge A digital camera is mounted to a circuit-board in a cellphone. The camera is mounted in a plastic main-body, and is supported therein on a bed of springs, which provides a stable resilient mechanical support. The springs double as connector-strips, being electricall... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7771211 | Socket with base shell, cover shell and contact member for mounting element within cavity defined by base shell and cover shell The present invention provides a socket for an element with an element electrode. The socket comprises a base shell, a cover shell and a contact member. The cover shell is engaged with the base shell so that the base shell and the cover shell define a cavity. Each o... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766670 | Electrical connection device An electrical connection device is used for electrically connecting an electronic element having solder balls, and includes an insulating body and a plurality of pins. The insulating body has a plurality of receiving slots formed by a plurality of first rib boards a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753692 | Socket connector having improved arrangement ensuring reliable and robust alignment between conductive contacts A socket connector comprises an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways and a receiving cavity for receiving an electrical package, and a plurality of contact respectively disposed in said passageways. The receiving cavity comprises a first cavity, an... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7695288 | Land grid array (LGA) socket with cells and method of fabrication and assembly An LGA socket assembly comprising individual sockets cells, the methods of fabricating and assembling the socket cells into a socket assembly. In an embodiment of the invention, each socket cell comprises an insulative body and a wire. The insulative body is formed ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695287 | Ball grid array (BGA) connection system and related method and ball socket A ball grid array (BGA) connection system includes an integrated circuit (IC) package that includes a plurality of conductive balls forming a ball grid array (BGA) arranged in a matrix pattern. A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a plurality of ball sockets arran... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690925 | Terminal assembly with pin-retaining socket Socket terminal assemblies and intercoupling components are configured to electrically connect a contacting area of an integrated circuit with a corresponding connection region of a substrate. The socket terminal assembly includes a socket shell, a pin, and a resili... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7661963 | Socket connector A socket connector is revealed. The socket connector is electrically connected with a chip module onto a circuit board. The chip module includes a carrier board, at least one chip electrically connected to one side of the carrier board and a heat spreader arranged o... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7661962 | Socket for electric component A socket for an electric component may have a socket main body, a plurality of contact pins disposed within the socket main body, a socket cover, a slide plate disposed inside the socket main body to be movable up and down, and drive levers which are provided betwee... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641481 | Non-intrusive interposer for accessing integrated circuit package signals Disclosed is an interposer for accessing one or more signals from an Integrated Circuit (IC) package. The interposer is disposed between the IC package and a socket body. The interposer comprises a plurality of clearance holes and at least one connecting element. Th... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637752 | Burn-in-socket having slider arrangments A burn-in socket for receiving an IC package includes a base, a platform located within the base for loading the IC package, a number of contacts arranged in the base for connecting with the IC package, a cover movably mounted upon the base, and at least one slider ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7604486 | Lateral force countering load mechanism for LGA sockets Apparatus including a body as an intermediary between a device and a printed circuit board, the body including a contact area defined by a plurality of openings each to accommodate a contact therethrough and an alignment feature adjacent the contact area and protrud... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7601008 | Socket adaptor apparatus A socket adaptor 10 made of an electrically insulating material has a main adaptor body 12 on which a plurality of through holes 14 containing an upper opening and a lower opening has been formed. In certain preferred embodiments a probe pin ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7581961 | Method for preventing solder rise to electric contact and electric contact produced by the same Method for preventing solder from rising to a portion of an electric contact when the electric contact is being soldered to a copper foil so as to extend therefrom. The portion is plated with a noble metal and adapted to contact a mating object. Cooling means is bro... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7563106 | CPU socket configured with assembled grids Provided herewith is a CPU socket made of composite configuration of passageways. The Socket includes an insulative housing defining an opening therein. A grid is securely assembled in the opening defining a plurality of passageways for securely receiving a contact ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556505 | Socket connector A socket connector comprises an insulation body and a plurality of conductive terminals. A plurality of terminal receptacle grooves go through the insulation body from its upper surface to its lower surface. At least a first limit portion and a second limit portion ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7556504 | Camera module and camera module assembly Disclosed are a camera module and a camera module assembly. The camera module can include a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) provided on an outer side thereof with contact terminals connected to a corresponding socket module, an image sensor mounted on the PCB, and a hou... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7530817 | Electrical connector for electrically connecting a chip module to a PCB An electrical connector comprises an insulation body, a plurality of terminals, and an elastic part; the insulation body is provided with the first and the second sidewalls oppositing to each other; an accommodation space being formed and enclosed in the first and s... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527502 | Electrical contact assembly and connector system A connector system is provided including a housing defining a plurality of through openings. A plurality of electrical contact assemblies, each including at least one torsion spring supported upon a conductive mandrel are arranged so that one electrical contact asse... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520755 | Method of forming solder mask and wiring board with solder mask A method of forming solder mask, suitable for forming a solder mask on the surface of a wiring board, is provided. The surface of the wiring board includes a first region and a second region, and the surface of the wiring board has a wiring pattern thereon. The meth... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7513781 | Heating element connector assembly with insert molded strips An improved heating element connector assembly includes an insulative, rectangular frame with a central opening, and a plurality of conductive terminals which are press fit into openings in the frame. The terminals are spaced apart from each other lengthwise of two ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7484968 | Socket for an electrical tester A socket for an electrical tester is disclosed. The socket includes a first contact board being arranged at a bottom side of a test object, and a second contact board being arranged at a top side of the test object. The first contact board includes a first contact m... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7479018 | Electronic component assembly An electronic component assembly including an electrical connector and an electronic subassembly. The electrical connector has a housing with a receiving area, electrical contacts connected to the housing, and fusible elements. The electrical contacts include first ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7452215 | Ball grid array rework using a continuous belt furnace Disclosed is an apparatus for separating interconnects between, for example, a card and a substrate. The apparatus includes one or more rotationally biased (e.g., spring-loaded, etc.) partial-circle structures (e.g., blades, squeegee, plow, etc.) and one or more tem... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442048 | Connector and portable electronic device using the same A connector (20) is coupled with a circuit board (10) of a portable electronic device, and the circuit board includes a board hole (12) therein and a plurality of conductive pads (14) thereon, adjacent the board hole. The connector includ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438560 | Printed wiring board and electronic equipment A printed wiring board, comprising a signal plane having a baseband block for processing a baseband signal and a high-frequency block for processing a high-frequency signal which is obtained by converting the baseband signal, and a ground plane opposing to the signa... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7425136 | Electrical connector capable of dissipating heat generated by an electronic element An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a lower base body that cooperates with an upper mounting body to confine a heat-dissipating space therebetween, and at least one opening in fluid communication with the heat-dissipating space. Conductive t... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422441 | Semiconductor component and device and method for connecting such a component, particularly for test purposes An electrical connection device includes a platform and a moving head. Between these components a semiconductor component is received and retained. The semiconductor component includes an electrical connection plate bearing an integrated circuit chip. The platform s... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419382 | Printed circuit board, electronic device, and manufacturing method for printed circuit board According to one embodiment, a printed circuit board includes a first dielectric layer, a circuit component mounted on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is provided with a via hole which opens at a surface thereof ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420819 | Expanding high speed transport interface hardware method for motherboard An expanding high speed transport interface hardware method for motherboard is provided. In the method, a mezzanine card is provided and the mezzanine card has a chip socket. An expanding hardware with high speed transport interface is installed in the chip socket o... | 09/02/2008 |
