Patent ID: 7165978

Claim:
A socket for a semiconductor device, comprising: a socket body having a semiconductor device placement section for selectively accommodating one of a plurality of semiconductor devices having contour dimensions different from each other, said socket body being configured to be electrically connected to contact terminals; a pressing member being configured to be brought in contact with said semiconductor device and press said semiconductor device toward said contact terminals, said pressing member being configured to hold said semiconductor device in said semiconductor device placement section; and a cover member supported by said socket body in a movable manner for bringing said pressing member into contact with or away from said semiconductor device in accordance with the attachment or detachment of said semiconductor device relative to said semiconductor device placement section, wherein the socket body includes a convex portion encircling a thickness directional end surface of the pressing member, said convex portion being configured so that when the cover member is lowered, the pressing member remains inside the socket body.