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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2005
Peter Kirkpatrick, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Oen, Fremont, CA (US);
Sang Kim, Fremont, CA (US);
Marc Epitaux, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Colm Hunt, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Peter Kirkpatrick, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Oen, Fremont, CA (US);
Sang Kim, Fremont, CA (US);
Marc Epitaux, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Colm Hunt, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a spring retainer attachable to a printed circuit board and a spring having a fixed end attached to the spring retainer and a free end that contacts and exerts a force on the printed circuit board when the spring retainer is attached to the printed circuit board. A process comprising attaching a clamp to a printed circuit board, the clamp comprising a spring retainer and a spring having a fixed end attached to the spring retainer and a free end that is in contact with, and exerts a force on, the printed circuit board; and inserting a flexible circuit with one or more electrical contact pads thereon between the spring and the printed circuit board such that the electrical contact pads of the flexible circuit are pressed by the spring against corresponding electrical contact pads on the printed circuit board.