Shielded electrical interconnect
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsJeffery W. Mason, Wayne S. Alden, III
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Abstract
An electrical interconnect includes a contact array having an insulator holding a plurality of contacts. Each of the contacts include a conductive polymer column having first and second opposite contact tips for interconnecting first and second electronic packages, wherein each of the contacts are individually shielded from adjacent ones of the contacts. Optionally, a frame may be provided on the insulator and positioned between each of the contacts, wherein the frame defines a shield concentrically surrounding each of the contacts. The frame may be conductive and non-coplanar with, and parallel to, the insulator, wherein the frame is electrically isolated from the contacts and provides shielding between adjacent ones of the contacts.
Claims20
An electrical interconnect comprising:
- a contact array having an insulator holding a plurality of contacts, each of the contacts including a conductive polymer column having sidewalls extending between first and second opposite contact tips for electrically interconnecting first and second electronic packages, the sidewalls engaging the insulator, the contacts having a first thickness measured between the insulator and the first contact tips;
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- a grounded shield arranged between adjacent contacts, wherein each of the contacts are individually shielded from adjacent ones of the contacts by the shield, the shield having a shield thickness equal to or greater than half the first thickness.
An electrical interconnect comprising:
- a contact array having an insulator holding a plurality of contacts, each of the contacts including a conductive polymer column having first and second opposite contact tips for interconnecting first and second electronic packages, the insulator having a first surface and an opposite second surface;
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- first and second frames provided on the first and second surfaces, respectively, the first and second frames being electrically grounded, the first and second frames being discrete and separate from one another, each of the first and second frames having a plurality of apertures separated by a frame web, each aperture receiving a respective one of the contacts, the frame web individually shielding adjacent ones of the contacts, wherein the first and second frames are configured to be engaged by a portion of the first and second electronic packages, respectively, wherein each frame defines a load bearing member which limits compression of the contacts.
An electronic assembly comprising:
- a first electronic package;
- a second electronic package;
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- an electrical interconnect for interconnecting the first and second electronic packages, the electrical interconnect comprising a contact array having an insulator holding a plurality of contacts and a frame removably coupled to the insulator, wherein each of the contacts include a conductive polymer column having first and second opposite contact tips for engaging respective ones of the first and second electronic packages, and wherein the frame has a plurality of apertures each receiving a respective one of the contacts, the apertures being sized larger than the contacts such that the frame is spaced apart from the contacts, the frame individually shielding adjacent ones of the contacts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.