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US 2006/0067041 A1Published application
Hybrid compression socket connector for integrated circuits
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsAshok Kabadi, Frank DeWeese
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Abstract
The apparatus and method described herein are for coupling an integrated circuit to a circuit board, while eliminating the need for a backing plate, when a compression socket is utilized. A plurality of tension pins are coupled to an integrated circuit for engaging a plurality of corresponding barrels in a circuit board to compress a compression socket to make an electrical connection between the integrated circuit and the circuit board.
Claims33
An apparatus comprising:
- an integrated circuit;
- and
- a plurality of tension pins coupled to the integrated circuit to engage a plurality of corresponding barrels in a circuit board, the tension pins holding the integrated circuit in place.
An apparatus comprising:
- a microprocessor;
- and
- a tension pin coupled to the microprocessor to (1) pass through a compression socket, (2) engage a press-fit barrel in a motherboard, (3) compress the compression socket.
A system comprising:
- an integrated circuit comprising a first set of pads and a plurality of tension pins, each tension pin comprising a detent;
- a socket comprising compression contacts and a plurality of through-holes for the plurality of tension pins to pass through;
- and
- a motherboard comprising a second set of pads and a plurality of press-fit barrels, each press-fit barrel corresponding to one of the plurality of tension pins, wherein each press-fit barrel comprises a locking contact engaged with the corresponding detent to compress the compression contacts for making an electrical connection between the first and second set of pads.
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A method comprising:
- aligning a plurality of tension pins coupled to an integrated circuit with a plurality of corresponding barrels in a circuit board;
- and
- applying force to the integrated circuit to engage the tension pins with their corresponding barrels.
A method comprising:
- aligning a tension pin coupled to a microprocessor with a corresponding press-fit barrel in a motherboard, the microprocessor comprising a first pad, the motherboard comprising a second pad, the tension pin comprising a detent, and the press-fit barrel comprising a locking contact;
- sliding the tension pin through a corresponding through-hole in a compression socket, the compression socket comprising a compression contact that, when compressed, makes an electrical connection between the first pad and the second pad;
- engaging the detent with the locking contact to compress the compression contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.