Electrical connectors – Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient... – Spring actuated or resilient securing part
Patent
1997-12-22
2000-04-04
Donovan, Lincoln
Electrical connectors
Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient...
Spring actuated or resilient securing part
439 72, H01R 909
Patent
active
060454164
ABSTRACT:
A universal production ball grid array socket is provided for use with a ball grid array package. The socket will receive a ball grid array package and in turn can be mounted or plugged into an underlying circuit board. One embodiment of the socket includes a tulip-shaped contact which is capable of receiving ball grid array ball leads of various diameters. Another embodiment of the socket includes a ball receiving contact capable of clasping an inserted ball grid array ball lead. In still another embodiment the universal production ball grid array socket is translucent allowing for visual inspection of a ball grid array package and ball grid array socket combination. Methods are provided for mounting a plurality of ball leads onto the bases of a plurality of ball receiving contacts after the contacts have been mounted within the universal production ball grid array socket. Transition pins are also provided for allowing most integrated circuits to be used with the sockets of the subject invention and for adapting a ball grid array package to be capable of repeated engagement and disengagement of sockets of the subject invention.
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Aries Electronics, Inc.
Casella Anthony J.
Donovan Lincoln
Hespos Gerald E.
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