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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 06, 2010
Applicants:
Stephen Heng, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mahesh S. Hardikar, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Heng, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mahesh S. Hardikar, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/10 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/1084 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various circuit board sockets and methods of manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes forming a socket that is operable to receive a circuit board. The socket includes a surface for seating a first portion of a circuit board, a floor and a first support structure projecting away from the floor to support a second portion of the circuit board. The support structure includes a plurality of nested frames.