Patent ID: 6400577
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A shielded socket for an integrated circuit package comprising:a frame of insulating material having four side portions with at least one opening extending along at least a portion of the length of the respective side portion and vertically through the respective side portion, said side portions defining a central cavity sized to receive said integrated circuit package; a contact assembly mounted to said frame, said contact assembly having an array of conductive columns having respective contact ends and an insulative sheet in which the conductive columns are mounted, said array being arranged in a predetermined pattern to mate with corresponding contacts on said integrated circuit package; and a conductive member disposed in said at least one opening of each of said side portions and extending at least partially along the length of the respective side portion; said socket configured to be mountable to an associated printed circuit board such that each conductive member contacts a conductive area coupled to a ground plane when the socket is disposed in a mounting position on said printed circuit board so as to provide EMI shielding for said integrated circuit package when said package is mounted within said socket.