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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Theron Lee Lewis, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy Jennings, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy Younger, Rochester, MN (US);
David Braun, St. Charles, MN (US);
John R. Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);
Jennifer I. Bennett, Rochester, MN (US);
James Bielick, Pine Island, MN (US);
Stephen Hugo, Stewartville, MN (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention include an apparatus to aid a surface mount connection process including a barrier, a substrate in a facing spaced relationship with the barrier, a hybrid land grid array (LGA) socket interposed between the barrier and the substrate, and at least one fastening mechanism securing the barrier to the substrate at a selected distance such that a gap is formed between the barrier and the hybrid LGA socket.