Patent ID: 8739392

Claim:
A system for packaging an integrated circuit (IC) chip, comprising: a package configured to house an integrated circuit on a top side; a plurality of cast solder posts on a bottom side of the package, wherein each of the cast solder posts has a cylindrical base transitioning to a tapered conical tip; and a socket connected to a board wherein the socket comprises a plurality of contacts configured to mate with the plurality of cast solder posts without a need for the cast solder posts to be reflowed to a liquid state and then solidified for connection to the contacts, wherein the cast solder posts are sized and shaped to have the ability to be inserted into and thereby securely connected to the socket that is connected to the board without a need for the cast solder posts to be reflowed to a liquid state and then solidified for connection to the socket, and wherein the cast solder posts are sized and shaped to have the ability to be reflowed to a liquid state and then solidified for direct connection to the board.