Adapter apparatus with suspended conductive elastomer interconnect

A method of providing an adapter apparatus adapted to receive a packaged device having a plurality of contact elements disposed on a surface thereof, the adapter apparatus mountable to a target board to electrically connect the plurality of contact elements to a plurality of contact pads of the target board, wherein the method comprises:

• providing a conductive elastomer interconnect, the conductive elastomer interconnect comprising:
• a carrier comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough from a first side to a second side thereof, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged to align with the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device, and
• conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings to contact a contact element of a plurality of contact elements of a packaged device when positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier;
• and
• providing one or more adapter wall members along an adapter axis between a first end region and a second end region of the adapter apparatus;
• and
• positioning the conductive elastomer interconnect at the first end region of the adapter apparatus orthogonal to the adapter axis to define a socket cavity of the adapter apparatus adapted to receive a packaged device such that the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device are adjacent the conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings.