Patent ID: 7815456

Claim:
A semiconductor device socket comprising: a socket body having a semiconductor device mounting section on which a semiconductor device is detachably arranged and a contact terminal having a contact section to be electrically connected to a terminal of the semiconductor device arranged on the semiconductor device mounting section; a pressing member having a pressing surface configured to press the terminal of the semiconductor device against the contact section of the contact terminal or to release the terminal of the semiconductor device from a pressed state; a pressing member support body having one end rotational movably supported by the socket body and being configured to movably support the pressing surface of the pressing member while keeping the pressing surface substantially parallel to a surface to be pressed of the semiconductor device; a lever member having an intermediate section rotational movably supported by said pressing member support body, having one end connected to said pressing member, and being configured to move said pressing member with respect to said pressing member support body; and a lever member driving means configured to swing the other end of said lever member.