Patent ID: 6392887
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: H01L,H01R

Abstract:
An electronic assembly, comprising:an integrated circuit package having a plurality of solder balls; a substrate having a plurality of surface pads; a pair of housing units mounted on said substrate, each of said housing units having an outwardly protruded tab; an elastomeric connector containing a plurality of conductive portions electrically coupling said solder balls to respective surface pads of said substrate and interposed in between said pair of housing units; a heat sink including a pedestal and a fin, said heat sink used to sandwich said integrated circuit package and said substrate; and, a spring clip having first and second ends, said spring clip to wrap around said heat sink so that said spring clip by way of said integrated circuit package applies a downward pressure onto said elastomeric connector while said first and second ends of said spring clip are firmly attached to respective tabs of said pair of housing units so that said spring clip by way of said substrate applies an upward pressure onto said elastomeric connector, thereby compressing said elastomeric connector.