Patent ID: 6881074

Claim:
An electrical circuit assembly, comprising a substrate having a first electrical connection pad, an integrated circuit device having a second electrical connection pad, at least one electrically conductive connecting element attached to one of said first and second connection pads prior to assembly of the substrate and the integrated circuit device, at least one socket comprising at least two resilient members attached to the other of said first and second connection pads prior to assembly of the substrate and the integrated circuit device, said at least one socket being adapted to receive said at least one electrically conductive connecting element when the substrate and integrated circuit device are assembled such that the at least two resilient members of the socket exert a biasing force against said at least one electrically conductive connecting element to hold the substrate and integrated circuit device in electrical and mechanical connection without the need for a connector separate from the substrate and integrated circuit device, said assembly being free of any containment structure between the substrate and the integrated circuit device surrounding the at least two resilient members.