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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
Sung-Pei Hou, Tu-Chen, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) socket assembly ( ) includes an insulative housing ( ), a holding component ( ) and a multiplicity of electrical terminals ( ). Each of the terminals includes a head portion ( ) forming a first contact portion ( ) at a free end thereof for electrically contacting an IC ( ), a holding portion ( ) engaging the terminal in the holding component, and a second contact portion ( ) for electrically contacting a burn-in board ( ) by Through Hole technology. Some of the terminals further include connecting portions ( ) each bending from ends of the holding portions to ends of the second contact portions. Each of the connecting portions has a desired length in a horizontal direction, to decreases the difficulty of making the holes in the burn-in board and assembling the second contact portions into the burn-in board by Through Hole technology.