Small form factor shunted socket pins and configuration for improved single ended signaling

A connector, comprising:

• a connector body, having a plurality of socket pins installed in respective socket pin housings, each socket pin comprising,
• a body coupled to a base;
• a cantilevered spring member coupled to an upper portion of the body having a lower lever directed in a first direction coupled to an upper lever directed in a second direction to form a nose, the cantilevered spring member folding back on itself;
• and
• a shunting lever, coupled to the upper portion of the body.

A system, comprising:

• a connector, comprising a Land Grid Array (LGA) socket including,
• a housing, having a plurality of socket pins installed in respective socket pin slots, each socket pin comprising,
• a body coupled to a base comprising a solder ball;
• a cantilevered spring member coupled to an upper portion of the body having a lower lever directed in a first direction coupled to an upper lever directed in a second direction to form a nose, the cantilevered spring member folding back on itself;
• and
• a shunting lever, coupled to the upper portion of the body;
• a processor, installed in the socket, having a plurality of contact pads in contact with the plurality of socket pins;
• and
• a printed circuit board (PCB) to which the LGA socket is mounted via the solder balls.