Patent ID: 7049693
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: G01R,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A substrate assembly, comprising: a substrate; a layer of resilient conductive material is disposed proximate a surface of the substrated, the layer of resilient conductive material defining a plurality of electrically isolated conductive traces and a plurality of electrically isolated spring-biased electrical contacts, each electrically isolated spring-based electrical contact extending from one of the plurality of electrically isolated conductive traces and furthe including a surface configured for biasing against and electrically contacting a lead element of an integrated circuit device; and a plurality of vias disposed in the substrate, each via of the plurality of vias opening onto at least the surface of the substrate and comprising a recent into which one of the plurality of electrically isolated spring-biased electrical contacts may be deflected.