Patent ID: 7641481

Claim:
An interposer for accessing one or more signals of a plurality of signals from an Integrated Circuit (IC) package, the interposer disposed between the IC package and a socket body, the socket body configured to receive the IC package, the interposer comprising: a plurality of clearance holes for allowing an array of contacts on a first surface of the socket body to pass through the interposer to make electrical contact with a first set of contacts of a plurality of contacts of the IC package; and at least one connecting element disposed between the plurality of clearance holes, the at least one connecting element configured to make electrical contact with a second set of contacts of the plurality of contacts of the IC package, wherein the electrical contact between the at least one connecting element and the second set of contacts of the plurality of contacts of the IC package provides access to the one or more signals of the plurality of signals from the IC package.