Adapter for connection of an integrated circuit package to a circuit board
US5168432A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/30107
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adapter for connection of an integrated circuit package to a circuit board, the package being of the type having solder leads, and the adapter comprising a plurality of pins for connection to the circuit board, a plurality of lead frame elements, each lead frame element connected to a pin, and each lead frame element including a connection region sized and positioned for making a solder connection to a lead of an integrated circuit package, and insulative plastic molded around the pins and lead frame elements, the molded plastic body having a shape providing a plurality of grooves that each expose a connection region of one of the lead frame elements and that serve to align the solder leads with the connector regions.
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