Patent ID: 6948945

Claim:
A matrix connector having: a first electrically insulative housing, said first electrically insulative housing comprising a plurality of terminal slots; a second electrically insulative housing connected to said first electrically insulative housing in a stack, said second electrically insulative housing comprising a plurality of terminal slots respectively axially set in communication with the terminal slots of said first electrically insulative housing; and a plurality of terminal sets mounted in the terminal slots of said first electrically insulative housing and said second electrically insulative housing, said terminal sets each comprising a terminal holder mounted in one terminal slot of said second electrically insulative housing and a movable terminal mounted in one terminal slot of said first electrically insulative housing, said movable terminal having a front contact portion suspended in a front end of a respective terminal slot of said first electrically insulative housing remote from said second electrically insulative housing and adapted for connecting to a respective solder ball of an integrated circuit, said terminal holder comprising two front clamping arms, which clamp on said movable terminal in such a manner that said movable terminal is maintained electrically connected to said terminal holder and axially slidable relative to said terminal holder, and a rear extension portion extended out of a respective terminal slot of said second electrically insulative housing and adapted for connecting to a circuit board.