Patent ID: 6866521

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly adapted for forming a mechanical and an electrical connection between a substrate and a component having an array of fusible elements thereon, comprising: a first connector half, said first connector half having first and second surfaces, said first surface having an array of reflowable elements thereon for electrical and mechanical connection to corresponding mating elements already on the substrate, said second surface having a first array of connecting elements, said reflowable elements electrically connected to said first array of connecting elements; and a second connector half, said second connector half having first and second surfaces, said first surface having an array of mounting elements thereon for electrical and mechanical connection to the array of fusible elements on the component, said mounting elements substantially devoid of solder mass of a volume sufficient for reflowing said second connector half to the component, said second surface having a second array of connecting elements adapted to intermate with said first array of connecting elements, said mounting elements electrically connected to said second array of connecting elements.