Patent ID: 7179120

Claim:
An LGA connector for electrically connecting an LGA package with a circuit substrate, the LGA connector comprising: a dielectric housing having a bottom wall having a mounting surface and a plurality of sidewalls jointly encircling a receiving cavity to receive the LGA package therein, the bottom wall being provided with a plurality of reinforced columns integrally formed from the mounting surface and extending outwardly toward the circuit substrate so as to securely position the dielectric housing thereon; and a plurality of conductive terminals embedded in the dielectric housing, respectively, each conductive terminal comprising an upper flexible beam protruding into the receiving cavity to resiliently and electrically mate with the LGA package; wherein the reinforced columns each comprise a chamber at a center thereof and a reinforcing pin interferingly inserted in the chamber wherein each of the reinforced columns is situated on a periphery of a bottom surface and adjacent to each of four corners of the dielectric housing; wherein each of the reinforced columns keeps a constant contour regardless of whether the corresponding metallic pin is received therein or not.