Patent ID: 6632733
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A component for making microelectronic assemblies comprising:(a) a body having a surface; and (b) a plurality of nested leads extending over said surface, each of said nested leads having first and second ends and an elongated main section extending between said ends, the main section of each said nested lead being curved to encompass and partially surround an interior area of said surface, the first end of each said nested lead being disposed within the interior area encompassed by another one of said nested leads, wherein the first end of each said nested lead is an anchor end fixed to said body and the second end of each said nested lead is a tip end displaceable relative to said body, said leads being connected to said body so that said tip ends can be released from said body by a predetermined treatment which leaves the anchor ends fixed to said body.