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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2003
Koenraad F. Van Schuylenbergh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher L. Chua, San Jose, CA (US);
David K. Fork, Los Altos, CA (US);
Koenraad F. Van Schuylenbergh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher L. Chua, San Jose, CA (US);
David K. Fork, Los Altos, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrical interconnect structure that includes a spring portion that extends out of a plane. The electrical interconnect including curved regions to improve the lateral compliance of the interconnect. The curved region may be incorporated into a release region of the spring. The release region may include either or both an uplifted region and a planar region. The curves in the release region are arranged to improve the spring contact with a mating surface and also improve lateral compliance compared to prior art spring designs.