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US 6,208,515 B1Granted
Socket for an integrated circuit
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorKlaus Klein
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Abstract
A socket for an integrated circuit has a shielding housing that is open on one side facing the circuit board, with a frame and a cover to accommodate the integrated circuit and a socket insert, with the cover being openable to remove the integrated circuit. For better heat dissipation, the cover may be designed as a heat sink provided with cooling ribs and optionally supplemented by a heat sink on the opposite side of the circuit board.
Claims10
A socket for an integrated circuit for assembly on a circuit board, comprising:
- a socket insert through which electric connections between terminal elements of the integrated circuit and the circuit board are established, the socket insert having a peripheral rim;
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- a shielding housing open on a side facing the circuit board, the shielding housing including a socket frame and a cover, the shielding housing for accommodating the integrated circuit and the socket insert, the cover being a heat sink and including cooling ribs for cooling the integrated circuit, the cover opening for removal of the integrated circuit, the socket frame being attachable to the circuit board and having a peripheral ridge on an inside of the socket frame to secure the socket insert in a position, the socket frame having chambers to receive heat transfer paste on contact surfaces of the cover to provide thermal coupling between the socket frame and the cover, wherein, in a mounted stated, a lower side of the ridge is in contact with a top of the peripheral rim of the socket insert.
A socket for an integrated circuit for assembly on a circuit board, comprising:
- a socket insert through which electric connections between terminal elements of the integrated circuit and the circuit board are established, the socket insert having a peripheral rim;
- a shielding housing open on a side facing the circuit board, the shielding housing including a socket frame and a cover, the shielding housing for accommodating the integrated circuit and the socket insert, the cover opening for removal of the integrated circuit, the socket frame being attachable to the circuit board and having a peripheral ridge on an inside of the socket frame to secure the socket insert in a position, wherein, in a mounted stated, a lower side of the ridge is in contact with a top of the peripheral rim of the socket insert;
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- a bottom plate for assembly on a side of the circuit board opposite the socket frame and the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.