Patent ID: 6848936

Claim:
A socket, comprising: a socket body having (i) a recess formed by a plurality of side walls and a base, the recess being on an inner angle of a first and a second of the side walls, the first and second side walls being substantially free of protrusions to allow respective straight surfaces of an electronic component to contact the first and second side walls, and (ii) a relief opening on an outer angle formed by the first and second side walls, the relief opening being interconnected with the recess at a corner where extensions of the first and second side walls meet and allowing space for a corner of the electronic device where the side surfaces meet; a plurality of contacts in a base of the recess for contacting respective ones of electric lands of an electronic device that is inserted in the recess; and a plurality of terminals on an external side of the socket body, the terminals being interconnected with the contacts.