Patent ID: 6198630
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: H01L,H05K

Abstract:
A VLSI module assembly comprising:a circuit board including a land grid array;a VLSI module for electrical connection to said circuit board, said VLSI module being a land grid array;an alignment frame attached to said circuit board, said alignment frame circumscribing and enclosing the sides of said VLSI module;a load spreader connected to said VLSI module and aligned to said alignment frame thereby loading said VLSI module for electrical connection to said circuit board;an overhead clamp, functioning as a spring, attached to said load spreader with pressure that applies load to said load spreader and to said VLSI module thereby electrically connecting said land grid array of said VLSI module to said land grid array of said circuit board; anda heat sink screw attached to said overhead clamp, and connected to said load spreader thereby evenly applying load to said VLSI module.