Patent ID: 6877223
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for fabricating a socket, the method comprising: fabricating a conductive structure, which includes multiple conductive walls, wherein the multiple conductive walls include multiple first walls arranged in parallel to each other, and multiple second walls arranged perpendicularly to the multiple first walls, and wherein each of the multiple first walls is electrically connected to two or more of the multiple second walls at two or more intersection points, and the multiple first walls and the multiple second walls are connected to form multiple, four-sided chambers; and embedding the conductive structure in a molded housing, which has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface defines a package mounting surface, and the conductive structure is embedded in the housing so that the multiple conductive walls are perpendicular to the top surface and the bottom surface, and the multiple conductive walls are electrically isolated from signal carrying contacts embedded within the housing, the multiple conductive walls are adjacent to at least some of the signal carrying contacts, and at least one of the multiple conductive walls is electrically connected to at least one ground conducting contact, which is embedded within the housing, and wherein the conductive structure is embedded in the housing so that the housing is integrally molded around the conductive structure, the signal carrying contacts, and the at least one around conducting contact.