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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Shang Ju Tsai, Keelung, TW;
Yan Xian Yuan, Guangzhou, CN;
Shang Ju Tsai, Keelung, TW;
Yan Xian Yuan, Guangzhou, CN;
Lotes Co., Ltd., Keelung, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector with a plurality of solder balls arranged therein. In one embodiment, the electrical connector includes: an insulating body, wherein a plurality of receiving slots are formed through the insulating body, and at least one side surface of each receiving slot forms a stop wall; and a plurality of conductive terminals, received in the receiving slots. Each conductive terminal has a base, at least one fixing portion extends downwards from the base, and a soldering portion is bent laterally and extends from the fixing portion. The soldering portion includes a soldering arm and a hook portion bent and extending from a lower end of the soldering arm towards the stop wall. The solder ball is clamped between the soldering portion and the stop wall. The hook portion has at least one retaining point urging against a lower hemispherical surface of the solder ball.