Patent ID: 7816932

Claim:
An interposer comprising: a. a conductive housing with a first side and a second side, the conductive housing having a plurality of holes, each hole passing through the first side and the second side; b. a plurality of insulators, each insulator at least partially embedded in a corresponding hole in the conductive housing; and c. a plurality of conductive springs, each having a first contact and a second contact, each conductive spring being partially embedded in at least one of the plurality of insulators such that the first contact of the conductive spring is exposed from the first side of the conductive housing and the second contact of the conductive spring is exposed from the second side of the conductive housing, wherein: i. each insulator of the plurality of insulators has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the insulator is disposed such that the first surface of each insulator is exposed on the first side of the conductive housing and the second surface of each insulator is exposed on the second side of the conductive housing; and ii. the first contact of each spring of the plurality of conductive springs pierces the first surface of a corresponding insulator and the second contact of each spring of the plurality of conductive springs pierces the second surface of the corresponding insulator.