Abstract: A land grid array socket (12) includes a dielectric housing (30) and a number of conductive terminals (40) secured thereto. A stiffener (50) having a pair of transverse flanges (504, 508) and a pair of discrete longitudinal sidewall (506) is disposed around the housing. A load plate (60) is pivotally attached to one of the flange for downwardly pressing a land grid array package seated on the terminals toward the housing. A lever (70) is moveably coupled to the other flange for locking the load plate in position.

Abstract: An IC contact (1) for use in an LGA socket includes a retention portion (10), a contact portion (11) extending from the retention portion, a solder terminal portion (12) extending opposite to the contact portion, and a connecting section (13) connected between the retention portion and the solder terminal portion. The connecting section is bent from a sheet of material and configured to have a multi-curved shape. Such a multi-curved connecting section does provide a high contact force for deflection, and is capable of attaining high compliance, thereby having no portion cracked during a reflow solder process.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an electrical connector (2) with a first plurality of holes (230) thereon, a heat sink (3) mounted onto the electrical connector and including a second plurality of holes (300) thereon, a substrate (4) mounted onto the electrical connector and including a third plurality of holes (400) thereon. The second plurality of holes and the third plurality of holes are aligned with and in communication with the first plurality of holes. A plurality of pin-like elements (1) is respectively insertable into the first plurality of holes, the second plurality of holes and the third plurality of holes so as to hold the heat sink, the electrical connector and the substrate together. Since the substrate is needed to define a single group of holes in correspondence with the pin-like elements, much more room is available on the substrate for active and passive electronic elements to be equipped therewith.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative housing defining a mating surface adapted to support an IC package, at least four passageways defined in region within the mating surface and each passageway associated a clapboard arranged between every two adjacent passageways; at least four contacts received in corresponding passageways, respectively, each contact including a contact engaging portion extending upwardly above the mating surface and toward the IC; wherein the clapboard has protrusions extending upwardly therefrom along a direction perpendicular to a bottom surface of the IC package seated on the mating surface, the protrusions comprising first protrusions and second protrusions higher than the first protrusions; the first protrusions being arranged between every two adjacent contacts, allowing the engaging portion of the two adjacent contacts without interference when the IC is seated on the mating surface of the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector (5) having a base (51) adapted to receive an IC package (7), the IC package on the base and having at least one electronic component (71) thereon, and a heat sink member (8) mountable upon the IC package with an exterior side (80) adapted to face said at least one electronic component. A recess (81) is defined on the exterior side and adapted for receiving the at least one electronic component. The inclusion of the recess on the heat sink member for receiving the electronic component has the advantage of preventing the deformation of the electronic component when force is increasingly imparted on the electronic component through pressure of the heat sink member.

Abstract: A socket connector includes a metallic stiffener (12), an insulative housing (11), a load plate (14), a load lever (15) and a plurality of plastic supporting posts (16). The stiffener defines a central opening (120) in a middle portion thereof, the opening being surrounded by two pairs of inner surfaces (1201). The housing defines a recessed conductive zone (110) surrounded by sidewalls (111). The housing partially received in the opening of stiffener, and sidewalls interferentially engage with the inner surfaces in a direction parallel to the opening. The plastic supporting posts engage with the stiffener and are partially below the stiffener.

Abstract: An electrical connector (2) comprises an housing (2), a plurality terminals (21) received in the housing (2), a stiffener (3) engaged with the housing (2), a clip (5) and a lever (6) pivotably mounted on two opposite sides of the stiffener (3) and a securing member (7). When the securing member (7) is assembled on the lever (6), the barbs of the securing member (7) engages interferentially with outer surface of one end of the lever (6), thus the lever (6) is reliably secured on the stiffener, and the mechanical connection of the electrical connector is achieved.

Abstract: A conductive terminal (7) includes a right base portion (71), a connecting portion (72) extending from one side of the base portion (71), an elastic portion (72) extending from one side of the connecting portion (72), a securing portion (74) connecting with the base portion (71) and a solder portion (75) connecting to the printed circuit board. The elastic portion (73) comprises a contacting portion (731), the contacting portion (731) defines a compliant portion (7311) providing a surface-to-surface contact point with a conductive pad (81) of the chip module (8).

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector for electrically connecting a plug assembly having a plurality conductive pads to a PCB, comprising a dielectric housing including a base having a plurality of sidewalls extending therefrom; the base defining a receiving cavity for receiving the plug assembly together with said sidewalls; a plurality of spring contacts received in the base, and defining a resilient arm extending above the base, the resilient arm having a contact portion for wiping the corresponding conductive pads of the plug assembly and exerting a tangential component force, while the plug assembly is mated into the receiving cavity of the housing; wherein the base is divided into several sections, each section having a plurality of spring contacts received therein, the spring contacts received in a same section oriented in a same direction but different from those in other sections, sidewalls which is opposite to the composition of the tangential component force defining a plurality of push finger in ord

Abstract: An electrical connector (200) includes an insulative housing (50) defining a number of passageways (56) and a number of conductive terminals (60) residing in corresponding passageways (56), respectively. The conductive terminals (60) each include a securing portion (62) extending along a lengthwise direction of the passageways (56), a connecting portion (64) extending upwardly from the securing portion (62), a transitional portion (65) extending form the other end of the securing portion (62) towards the printed circuit board (70), a solder portion (64) formed on a distal end of the transitional portion (65). The securing portion (62) defines a wider securing surface (622). A partial projection of the transitional portion (65) projected on a plane defined by the securing surface (622) is separated an angle with a direction of the terminals (60) being inserted.

Abstract: An electrical connector with a pick up cap comprises an electrical connector (2) and a pick up cap (1) mounted onto the connector (2). The electrical connector (2) comprises an insulative housing (20) defining a plurality of sidewalls (201) thereof, the sidewalls (201) cooperatively being adapted for receiving an electronic package therein, at least one sidewall defining a cutoff having two opposite slant walls (2100), a plurality of terminals (21) received in the housing (20), a pick up cap (1) mounted on the housing (2) comprising a base portion (2) having a flat smooth surface (2) at least an extending portion (2) extending from one end of the base portion (2) for compliantly engaging with the slant walls (2100) of the cutoff.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a circuit substrate (3), a dielectric housing (4) and a number of conductive terminals (5) secured thereto seated on the circuit substrate, an integrated circuit package (6) mounted on the housing, a clamping board (7) positioned on the circuit package and a compliant backboard (2) located beneath the circuit substrate, and a number of screws (8) coupling the clamping board and the backboard to each other. The backboard is formed with a number of protrusions (212) abuttingly urging the circuit substrate toward the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (4), a stiffener (6) defined around the housing (4), a clip (7) pivotably engaged on one end of the stiffener (6), and a lever (8) engaged on an opposite end of the stiffener (6) for fastening the clip (7) onto the housing (4). The housing (4) comprises an upper surface (44) and a lower surface (45) opposite to the upper surface (44) and a platform surface (47) projected between the upper surface (44) and the lower surface (45) and a planar sidewall (40) surrounded thereof. The sidewall (1) comprises an upper section (42) and a lower section (48) that is the circumference of the upper sidewall (42) is longer than that of the lower sidewall (48).

Abstract: A land grid array (LGA) connector (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an insulative housing (2), a stiffener (3) coupled to the housing, and a plurality of ribs (23) projecting from a periphery edge of the housing. The stiffener defines an opening (31) for surrounding the housing. Each of the ribs has a base defining a mating surface (2321) and a mounting surface (2312). The stiffener is coupled to the housing by the rib mating surface abutting against a wall face (32) of the stiffener opening, and the rib mounting surface resting on a peripheral edge (320) of the stiffener that defines the opening. As such, a reliable coupling between the stiffener and the housing is achieved, thereby having no possibility of releasing the housing from the stiffener by an external, improper force.

Abstract: An LGA connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a stiffener (3) defined around the housing, a clip (4) pivotably engaged on one end of the stiffener, and a lever (5) engaged on an opposite end of the stiffener for fastening the clip onto the housing. The stiffener includes a bottom plate (31) and a plurality of side walls (32) extending from the bottom plate, and the housing includes a plurality of side surfaces aligned with said side walls. A gap is formed between corresponding side surface of the housing and side wall of the stiffener. The clip includes a main plate (41) and a pair of side plates (42) extending from the main plate. A slot (34) is formed in corresponding position of the bottom plate of the stiffener for accepting the side plate of the clip partly when the clip is rotated to a horizontal closed position.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical socket connector (1) including an insulative housing (10) having a base (100) with a mating surface (100a) adapted to face a chip package (2), and a mounting surface (100b) adapted to face a printed circuit board. The base includes a peripheral wall (101) extending from edges thereof. A plurality of passageways (12) extends from the mating interface toward the mounting interface, with a plurality of terminals (14) each inserted into the passageways from the mating interface to the mounting interface. A detachable aligning key (16) is assembled to the base.

Abstract: An electrical connector (200) includes an insulative housing (50) defining a number of passageways (56) and a number of conductive terminals (60) residing in corresponding passageways (56), respectively. The conductive terminals (60) each include a securing portion (62) extending along a lengthwise direction of the passageways (56), a connecting portion (64) extending upwardly from the securing portion (62), a transitional portion (65) extending form the other end of the securing portion (62) towards the printed circuit board (70), a solder portion (64) formed on a distal end of the transitional portion (65). The securing portion (62) defines a wider securing surface (622). A partial projection of the transitional portion (65) projected on a plane defined by the securing surface (622) is separated an angle with a direction of the terminals (60) being inserted.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an electrical connector (2) with a first plurality of holes (230) thereon, a heat sink (3) mounted onto the electrical connector and including a second plurality of holes (300) thereon, a substrate (4) mounted onto the electrical connector and including a third plurality of holes (400) thereon. The second plurality of holes and the third plurality of holes are aligned with and in communication with the first plurality of holes. A plurality of pin-like elements (1) is respectively insertable into the first plurality of holes, the second plurality of holes and the third plurality of holes so as to hold the heat sink, the electrical connector and the substrate together. Since the substrate is needed to define a single group of holes in correspondence with the pin-like elements, much more room is available on the substrate for active and passive electronic elements to be equipped therewith.

Abstract: An electrical connector bracket (50) comprises a base plate (51), a first sidewall (52) and a second sidewall (53) connecting the first sidewall (52) extending upwardly from two pairs of lateral sides of the base plate (51), a transverse inner wall (54) and a lengthwise inner wall (55) perpendicular to the transverse inner-wall (54) extending from inner base plate (51). The first sidewall (52) and the second sidewall (53) form cooperatively a closed section. The transverse inner wall (54) and the lengthwise inner wall (55) divide the closed section into several small rectangular carrying sections, and each rectangular carrying section can receive an electrical connector therein. In each rectangular carrying section, each second sidewall of the carrying portion defines an opening adjacent to the lengthwise inner wall (55).

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a housing (10), a number of signal terminals loaded in the housing (10) and a stiffener (11) disposed around the housing (10), a metal clip (13) and a lever (12) attached to two opposite sides of the stiffener (11), wherein a securing plate (15) is disposed between the metal clip (13) and the chip module (14), and the securing plate (15) is mounted above an upper surface of the chip module (14).