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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Chee-Yee Chung, Chandler, AZ (US);
David Figueroa, Mesa, AZ (US);
Kris Frutschy, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Bob Sankman, Chandler, AZ (US);
Farzaneh Yahyaei-Moayyed, Chandler, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for embedding power and ground planes in a pin grid array (PGA) socket is provided. Integrated circuit pins are inserted into multiple insertion holes of varying dimensions in the power and ground planes. When the cover of the socket is slidably moved, power pins touch the power plane and ground pins touch the ground plane. Decoupling capacitors are also affixed to the substrate. Thus, the power delivery performance of the overall central processing unit (CPU) package is improved. Moreover, the power and ground planes enhance the mechanical strength of the socket which reduces warpage.