US Patent 7177142 Hybrid compression socket connector for integrated circuits

Patent 7177142 was granted and assigned to Intel on February, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Intel

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7177142

Date of Patent

February 13, 2007

Patent Application Number

10955676

Date Filed

September 29, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Hung Van Duong

Patent abstract

The apparatus and method described herein are for coupling an integrated circuit to a circuit board, while eliminating the need for a backing plate, when a compression socket is utilized. A plurality of tension pins are coupled to an integrated circuit for engaging a plurality of corresponding barrels in a circuit board to compress a compression socket to make an electrical connection between the integrated circuit and the circuit board.