Pin grid array socket
US6347946B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/10704
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A socket includes a mechanism to gain electrical access to integrated circuit package pins in an end-user system. A pin grid array (PGA) socket includes signal traces that lead to a connector accessible by test equipment. In one embodiment, the PGA socket is a zero insertion force (ZIF) socket, and in other embodiments, the PGA socket is a low insertion force (LIF) socket. In other embodiments, multiple PGA sockets are interconnected.
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