Socket having a structure for grasping solder balls

A socket having a structure for grasping solder balls is disclosed. A grasping hole is laterally defined in the solder joint of each terminal of the socket, and a stop wall is formed at the dielectric housing spaced from the grasping hole at a proper distance. The solder ball is secured between the...

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Main Author Lin, Louie
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.12.2006
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Summary:A socket having a structure for grasping solder balls is disclosed. A grasping hole is laterally defined in the solder joint of each terminal of the socket, and a stop wall is formed at the dielectric housing spaced from the grasping hole at a proper distance. The solder ball is secured between the stop wall and the solder joint with a portion of the solder ball being received in the grasping hole. The dimension of the grasping hole is slightly larger than that of a side surface of the solder ball received in the grasping hole, whereby the solder ball is freely movable up and down in the grasping hole of the solder joint. Therefore, when the socket is soldered to the circuit board, the solder balls can automatically fully contact the surface of the circuit board.