Patent ID: 6549418
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An integrated circuit device module comprising:a printed circuit board having opposed sides, said printed circuit board comprising a portion carrying an area contact array on one of the sides of the printed circuit board; an integrated circuit device having opposed, top and bottom surfaces, said bottom surface of said integrated circuit device comprising an area contact array for electrical communication with said area contact array on said printed circuit board; a clamping mechanism for compressively urging said area contact array on said bottom surface of said integrated circuit device into electrical communication with said area contact array on said portion of said printed circuit board, the forces applied by said clamping mechanism tending to deflect said portion of said printed circuit board and cause said area contact array on said bottom surface of said integrated circuit device to lose electrical communication with said area contact array on said integrated circuit device; and a biasing structure coupled to the printed circuit board for counteracting the forces applied by said clamping mechanism and the resulting tendency of said portion of said printed circuit board to deflect.