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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Laurence R. McColloch, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A socketless land grid array (LGA) is provided that uses an adhesive material rather than a socket to secure the optical communications module to the LGA and to provide the clamping force that is needed to maintain contact between the module and the LGA and to maintain a flat profile for the module and the LGA. Eliminating the LGA socket eliminates the need to drill holes in the host circuit board and the need for additional hardware (e.g., backing plates, screws, etc.) to secure a socket to the host circuit board. This allows the area of the host circuit board underneath the array of electrical contacts of the LGA to be used for routing electrically-conductive pathways of the host circuit board (e.g., vias and traces) and reduces the amount of time and effort that are needed to secure modules to the respective LGAs.