Abstract:
An electrical contact assembly that uses an elastomer strip for each row of individual contacts. Each contact comprises a rigid bottom pin and a flexible top pin with a pair of arms which extend over and slide along sloped concave surfaces of the bottom contact. The elastomer strip is located between rows of the bottom and top pins. A bottom socket housing is provided with grooves which receive each elastomer strip. A row of top pins is then placed over each elastomer strip, and through ducts in the bottom socket housing. Bottom pins are then snapped into place in between the pair of arms.
Abstract:
A Ball Grid Array (BGA) formed on printed circuit board is provided. The BGA comprises a first solder ball module and a second solder ball module. The first solder ball module comprises a plurality of first solder balls, wherein one of the first solder balls is grounded for shielding two other first solder balls, and one of the first solder balls is floating. The second solder ball module comprises a plurality of second solder balls, wherein two of the second solder balls are grounded and one of the two grounded second solder balls penetrates the printed circuit board through a plated through hole formed on the printed circuit board for shielding two first solder balls among the first solder balls.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a substrate having a first side and a second side, the second side being on an opposite side of the substrate from the first side, where the substrate has a first location on the first side at which an semiconductor package is to be coupled; and a cable coupled to the substrate on the second side of the substrate at a second location on the second side, the second location being at least partially below the first location.
Abstract:
A socket housing and contact assembly process includes forming the solder ball contact region after initial installation of a set of contacts into the housing. The contact regions of the set of contacts pass through corresponding contact cavities to extend beyond the housing and the contact regions are formed over at equal angles for solder ball placement.
Abstract:
Embodiments pin connections, electronic devices, and methods are shown that include pin configurations to reduce voids and pin tilting and other concerns during pin attach operations, such as attachment to a chip package pin grid array. Pin head are shown that include features such as convex surfaces, a number of legs, and channels in pin head surfaces.
Abstract:
A socket housing and contact assembly process includes forming the solder ball contact region after initial installation of a set of contacts into the housing. The contact regions of the set of contacts pass through corresponding contact cavities to extend beyond the housing and the contact regions are formed over at equal angles for solder ball placement.
Abstract:
A first interconnect substrate includes a first conductor pattern. A second interconnect substrate includes a second conductor pattern. At least a portion of the second conductor pattern is formed in a region opposite the first conductor pattern. At least either the first conductor pattern or the second conductor pattern has a repeated structure. The first conductor pattern and the second conductor pattern constitute at least a portion of an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure.
Abstract:
A Ball Grid Array (BGA) formed on printed circuit board is provided. The BGA comprises a first solder ball module and a second solder ball module. The first solder ball module comprises a plurality of first solder balls, wherein one of the first solder balls is grounded for shielding two other first solder balls, and one of the first solder balls is floating. The second solder ball module comprises a plurality of second solder balls, wherein two of the second solder balls are grounded and one of the two grounded second solder balls penetrates the printed circuit board through a plated through hole formed on the printed circuit board for shielding two first solder balls among the first solder balls.
Abstract:
A circuit board is provided which includes a plurality of signal pairs of connectors. The signal pairs of connectors are disposed in a triangular grouping of three signal pairs of connectors such that a first connector of each signal pair is located at a vertex of the triangular grouping. A second connector of each signal pair is located at a side of the triangular grouping adjacent to the vertex of the first connector. The signal pairs may be differential pairs.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a compliant leaded interposer for resiliently attaching and electrically connecting a ball grid array package to a circuit board. The interposer may include a substrate, a plurality of pads, and a plurality of pins. The plurality of pads may be positioned substantially on the top surface of the substrate and arranged in a predetermined pattern substantially corresponding to the solder ball pattern on the ball grid array package. The plurality of pins may be positioned substantially perpendicular to the substrate and may extend through the substrate and the plurality of pads. The interposer may be configured to attach the ball grid array package to the circuit board such that each of the solder balls on the ball grid array package contacts at least a portion the plurality of pins and at least a portion of the plurality of pads and such that the each of the plurality of pins also connects to a contact on the circuit board.