Patent ID: 6732904
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B23K,H01R,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
A solder ball holding terminal in a ball grid array arrangement, the solder ball holding terminal having a first plate, a second plate and a third plate integrally formed with and sandwiched between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the improvements comprise:the first plate has a first distal end, the second plate has a second distal end, the third plate has a third distal end and a fourth distal end, a distance between the third distal end and the fourth distal end is much smaller than that between the first distal end and the second distal end such that when a solder ball is inserted into a space defined among the first distal end, the second distal end, the third distal end and the fourth distal end, a substantially three-point support is provided to the solder ball so that the solder ball is securely clamped.