Patent ID: 7922523
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A socket system for electronic devices, said socket system comprising: a first socket mountable on a substrate, said first socket including a first opening therein to receive a first chip module; a second socket stackable on said first socket, said second socket including a second opening therein to receive a second chip module; a first set of embedded contacts in said first socket to electrically connect said first chip module to said substrate; a second set of embedded contacts in said first socket to electrically connect said second socket to said substrate; a third set of embedded contacts in said second socket to electrically connect said second chip module to said substrate; wherein said first socket further includes a frame surrounding said first opening and a series of first projections that extend from said frame into said first opening for mating with complementary projections on said first chip module.