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US 8,025,531 B1Granted
Shielded socket housing
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsZhichao Zhang, Joshua D. Heppner, Kemal Aygun
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Abstract
A shielded socket and method of fabrication is described. In an embodiment, a socket is formed of a conductive polymer socket housing, and at least one conductive contact is in electrical contact with the conductive polymer socket housing. In an embodiment, a socket is formed of an insulative socket housing, and at least one conductive contact is in electrical contact with a conductive grid embedded within the insulative housing.
Claims20
A socket comprising:
- a conductive polymer housing;
- an array of contact openings within and surrounded by the conductive polymer housing, the array contact openings extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the conductive polymer housing;
- an array of conductive contacts corresponding to and disposed within the array of contact openings;
- wherein a plurality of the conductive contacts are electrically isolated from the conductive polymer housing surrounding the array of contact openings, and one of the conductive contacts is in electrical contact with the conductive polymer housing.
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A socket comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- an array of contact openings within and surrounded by the insulative housing, the array contact openings extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the insulative housing;
- an array of conductive compliant contacts corresponding to and disposed within the array of contact openings;
- and
- a conductive grid embedded within the insulative housing, the conductive grid including an array of grid openings corresponding to the array of contact openings, wherein each individual grid opening surrounds a respective contact opening;
- and
- wherein a plurality of the conductive compliant contacts are electrically isolated from the conductive grid by the insulative housing, and at least one of the conductive compliant contacts is in electrical contact with the conductive grid.
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A method of forming a socket comprising:
- forming a socket housing comprising:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface;
- an array of contact openings extending from the top surface to the bottom surface;
- and
- a conductive grid embedded within the socket housing, the conductive grid including an array of grid openings corresponding to the array of contact openings, wherein each individual grid opening surrounds a corresponding contact opening;
- and
- press-fitting an array of compliant contacts into the array of contact openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.