Substrate connecting connector and semiconductor device socket, cable connector, and board-to-board connector having substrate connecting connector

A semiconductor device socket comprising:

• an electrode terminal supporting body which is provided on a printed wiring board electrically connected to a semiconductor device and has a plurality of electrode terminals fixed to respective conductive layers of the printed wiring board;
• an anisotropic conductive sheet which is positioned on the electrode terminal supporting body and has a plurality of conductive portions formed corresponding to the electrode terminals;
• a pressing member for pressing at least either one of the plurality of conductive portions of the anisotropic conductive sheet or the electrode terminals against the other while holding one;
• and
• a fixture which fixes the pressing member to the printed wiring board between which the semiconductor device, the electrode terminal supporting body, and the anisotropic conductive sheet are interposed,
• wherein a diameter of each head portions of the electrode terminals brought into contact with the conductive portions of the anisotropic conductive sheet is set to have a diameter larger than a diameter of each conductive portion of the anisotropic conductive sheet.

A cable connector, comprising:

• an electrode terminal supporting body which is provided on a printed wiring board electrically connected to an end of a cable and has a plurality of electrode terminals fixed to respective conductive layers of the printed wiring board;
• an anisotropic conductive sheet which is positioned on the electrode terminal supporting body and has a plurality of conductive portions formed corresponding to the electrode terminals;
• a pressing member for pressing at least either one of the plurality of conductive portions of the anisotropic conductive sheet or the electrode terminals against the other while holding one;
• and
• a fixture which fixes the pressing member to the printed wiring board between which the end of the cable, the electrode terminal supporting body, and the anisotropic conductive sheet are interposed,
• wherein a diameter of each head portions of the electrode terminals brought into contact with the conductive portions of the anisotropic conductive sheet is set to have a diameter larger than a diameter of each conductive portion of the anisotropic conductive sheet.

A board-to-board connector, comprising:

• a first electrode terminal supporting body which is provided on a first printed wiring board and has a plurality of electrode terminals fixed to respective conductive layers of the first printed wiring board;
• a second electrode terminal supporting body which is provided on a second printed wiring board placed opposed to the first printed wiring board and has a plurality of electrode terminals fixed to respective conductive layers of the second printed wiring board;
• an anisotropic conductive sheet which is positioned between the first and second electrode terminal supporting bodies and has a plurality of conductive portions formed corresponding to the electrode terminals;
• a pair of pressing members for pressing at least either one of the plurality of conductive portions of the anisotropic conductive sheet or the electrode terminals against the other while pressing one;
• and
• a fixture which fixes the pair of pressing members to the first and second printed wiring boards between which the first and second printed wiring boards, the first and second electrode terminal supporting bodies, and the anisotropic conductive sheet are interposed,
• wherein a diameter of each head portions of the electrode terminals brought into contact with the conductive portions of the anisotropic conductive sheet is set to have a diameter larger than a diameter of each conductive portion of the anisotropic conductive sheet.