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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2001
Ai D. Le, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John G. S. Lahlouh, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhineng Fan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Matti A. Korhonen, Ithaca, NY (US);
John D. Williams, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
High Connection Density, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for forming a contact member cable. The cable is a longer version of a contact member and can then be cut into shorter, individual contact members, to meet the particular requirements for a specific connector application. The contact members can be used as the conductive elements for a family of land grid array connectors that provide, among other things, a low profile, uniform electrical and mechanical performance, and reworkability if a contact member is damaged. The connectors are intended to interconnect electrical circuit members such as printed circuit boards, circuit modules, or the like. Such circuit members may be used in information handling system (computer) or telecommunications environments.