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Patent US8167630 - High density connector and method of manufacture - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsElectrical connectors capable of being mounted on circuit substrates by BGA techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing such connectors. There is at least one recess on the exterior side of the connector elements. A conductive contact extends from adjacent the interior side...http://www.google.com/patents/US8167630?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8167630 - High density connector and method of manufactureAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8167630 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/891,469Publication dateMay 1, 2012Priority dateOct 10, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2267293A1, CA2267293C, CN1179636A, CN1200483C, CN1510788A, CN1510788B, CN1655405A, CN1655405B, DE29724822U1, DE69736682D1, DE69736682T2, DE69736720D1, DE69736720T2, DE69736721D1, DE69736721T2, DE69736722D1, DE69736722T2, DE69737252D1, DE69737252T2, EP0836243A2, EP0836243A3, EP0836243B1, US6325644, US7168964, US7186123, US7476110, US7802999, US20050079763, US20060068635, US20080032524, US20090191731, US20110076897, WO1998015989A1, WO1998015991A1Publication number12891469, 891469, US 8167630 B2, US 8167630B2, US-B2-8167630, US8167630 B2, US8167630B2InventorsTimothy A. Lemke, Timothy W. HoutzOriginal AssigneeFci Americas Technology LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (488), Non-Patent Citations (38), Referenced by (6), Classifications (34), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHigh density connector and method of manufacture
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