Patent ID: 6208515
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A socket for an integrated circuit for assembly on a circuit board, comprising:a socket insert through which electric connections between terminal elements of the integrated circuit and the circuit board are established, the socket insert having a peripheral rim; anda shielding housing open on a side facing the circuit board, the shielding housing including a socket frame and a cover, the shielding housing for accommodating the integrated circuit and the socket insert, the cover being a heat sink and including cooling ribs for cooling the integrated circuit, the cover opening for removal of the integrated circuit, the socket frame being attachable to the circuit board and having a peripheral ridge on an inside of the socket frame to secure the socket insert in a position, the socket frame having chambers to receive heat transfer paste on contact surfaces of the cover to provide thermal coupling between the socket frame and the cover, wherein, in a mounted stated, a lower side of the ridge is in contact with a top of the peripheral rim of the socket insert.