Interposer socket and connector assembly

An interposer socket comprising:

• a base substrate having opposite top and bottom sides;
• and
• a plurality of spring contacts coupled to the base substrate, each of the spring contacts having an inclined section that has a generally non-orthogonal orientation with respect to the top side, the inclined section configured to be deflected toward the top side when an electronic module is mounted onto the interposer socket;
• wherein the inclined section has a mating surface that is configured to engage the electronic module, the inclined section including first and second beam segments and a contact slot therebetween, the first and second beam segments extending in an oblique direction away from the top side, the contact slot having a slot width that is defined between inner edges of the first and second beam segments, the slot width increasing as the contact slot extends in the oblique direction;
• wherein the base substrate comprises a circuit board having conductive surfaces positioned along the top and bottom sides, the conductive surfaces along the top side being mechanically and electrically coupled to respective spring contacts and electrically coupled to respective conductive surfaces along the bottom side.

An interposer socket comprising:

• a base substrate having opposite top and bottom sides;
• a plurality of spring contacts coupled to the base substrate, each of the spring contacts having a base section and an inclined section coupled to the base section, the base section including a seat portion that is mounted onto the top side of the base substrate, the inclined section extending away from the base section and having a generally non-orthogonal orientation with respect to the top side and the seat portion, the inclined section configured to be deflected toward the top side when an electronic module is mounted onto the interposer socket;
• wherein the inclined section has a mating surface of the spring contact that is configured to engage the electronic module, the inclined section includes first and second beam segments and a contact slot therebetween, the first and second beam segments having respective outer edges and extending in an oblique direction away from the top side, wherein a maximum width of the inclined section is defined between the outer edges, the maximum width being essentially constant for at least a majority of the inclined section;
• wherein the base substrate includes a thru-hole that extends into the base substrate and opens to the top side, the base section of the spring contacts including a compliant pin, the compliant pin being inserted into the thru-hole and mechanically coupling, but not electrically coupling, the spring contact to the base substrate.