Patent ID: 7618277
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A socket for a semiconductor device comprising: a cover member configured to move between a first position and a second position; a socket main body disposed below said cover member, said socket main body having one or more contact terminals having a pair of contact portions configured to electrically connect to an electrode portion of the semiconductor device; a slider movably disposed in said socket main body and configured to direct the contact portions for electrical connection with the electrode portion of the semiconductor device; a cam mechanism configured to move said slider as said cover member moves from said first position to said second position, thereby directing said pair of contact portions to electrically connect to the electrode portion of the semiconductor device; and a latch mechanism having touch portions, wherein the touch portions engage the semiconductor device as said cover member moves from the first position to the second position and engage the semiconductor device prior to said contact portions electrically connecting to said electrode portion of the semiconductor device.