Patent ID: 8091222

Claim:
A method for use in forming an adapter apparatus, wherein the method comprises: providing a substrate including a plurality of openings defined therethrough, wherein each of the plurality of openings is defined by at least one opening surface, wherein each of the plurality of the openings is configured to receive one of a plurality of conductive elements; inserting each of the plurality of conductive elements into a corresponding opening of the plurality of the openings such that a curable material receiving region is provided in each opening between at least a portion of the at least one opening surface defining the opening and the conductive element inserted therein; mounting each of the plurality of conductive elements in the corresponding opening using a curable material provided to the curable material receiving regions, wherein mounting each of the plurality of conductive elements in the corresponding opening using a curable material provided to the curable material receiving region comprises: providing curable material to the curable material receiving region; thermally treating the curable material to decrease the viscosity of the curable material; removing excess curable material having the decreased viscosity prior to further thermal treatment to cure the curable material; curing the curable material to mount the conductive element in the corresponding opening; and removing excess cured material to expose the first end of the conductive element.