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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ryan N. Elsasser, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Brian E. Hanrahan, Red Hook, NY (US);
Steven J. James, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Oswald J. Mantilla, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Enrico A. Romano, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Yuet-Ying Yu, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of mounting a module to a land grid array is provided. The method includes installing a tool to a fixture. The tool includes at least one alignment member and at least one cavity partially defined by the at least one alignment member. The at least one cavity of the tool is aligned with one or more corresponding sockets of the land grid array. The method further includes installing a module through the cavity such that the module is substantially aligned with the socket as it is connected to the land grid array.