Patent ID: 6062873
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G01R,H01L,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A socket for holding a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device having a plurality of protruding electrodes in a predetermined array on one side thereof, the socket comprising:a circuit substrate having a plurality of conductive bumps on one side thereof, the conductive bumps corresponding to the protruding electrodes, respectively;an interposing sheet having a plurality of interposing solid electrodes through the interposing sheet, the interposing electrodes corresponding to the protruding electrodes, respectively, and a diameter of each of the interposing solid electrodes being greater than that of each of the protruding electrodes; anda holder for holding the semiconductor device on the circuit substrate through the interposing sheet under a load while aligning the interposing electrodes and the conductive bumps with the protruding electrodes, respectively, so that the interposing electrodes electrically connect the protruding electrodes to the conductive bumps, respectively.