Intel Corporation

Ahmet C Durgun

Feifei Cheng

Zhichao Zhang

Kuang C Liu

Emad Al-Momani

Zhe Chen

In an embodiment, a socket comprises a housing, where the housing is a dielectric material. In an embodiment, a shell passes through a thickness of the, where the shell is conductive. The socket may further comprise a plug within the shell, where the plug is a dielectric material, and where the plug has a bottom surface. In an embodiment, a pin passes through the thickness of the housing within an inner diameter of the shell, where the pin has a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second diameter, and where the pin is conductive. In an embodiment, the socket further comprises a spring around the first portion of the pin, where a first end of the spring presses against the bottom surface, and where a second end of the spring presses against the second portion of the pin.

Coaxial transmission line SLI socket designs for 224GBS and beyond

Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with connector design for mating with integrated circuit packages are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a connector for mating with an integrated circuit (IC) package may include a housing with a recess to receive a portion of the IC package and a contact coupled to the housing and that extends into the recess. The contact may include a main body that extends from the housing into the recess and a curved portion that extends from an end of the main body, wherein the curved portion loops back and contacts the main body. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

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Chandler, AZ, United States of America

Ahmet C Durgun