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Flexible area array connector

US5007842A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1990
Grant dateApr 16, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K3/361
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An area array connector (10) employs a flexible interconnect member (30) having electrical circuitry including contact pads (32) which are forced into electrical contact with conductive pads (42) and (52) on a pair of stacked substrates (40) and (50) by means of a canted coil spring (24) that is held in a force application plate (20).

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