Patent ID: 7878818
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An LGA (land grid array) socket for connecting a CPU (central processing unit) and a PCB (printed circuit board) comprising: an insulated housing having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other and defining a plurality of passageways arranged with two pitches; and a plurality of terminals received in said passageways and each having a base portion, an upper arm and a lower arm extending from opposite ends of the base portion and extending in the same direction with respect to the base portion, the upper arm extending beyond the top surface of the housing and the lower arm extending beyond the bottom surface of the housing; wherein the upper arm and the lower arm of the terminals extend from the base portion with different lengths, the different lengths making the upper arms and lower arms of terminals form different pitches at the top and bottom surfaces of the insulated housing, respectively.