Patent ID: 8277255

Claim:
An interconnect member for electrically connecting an electronic module to a printed circuit, said interconnect member comprising: a substrate having a module side and an opposite circuit side; module contacts held by the substrate, the module contacts being arranged within an array along the module side of the substrate and comprising module mating interfaces that are configured to be electrically connected to the electronic module; circuit contacts held by the substrate, the circuit contacts being arranged within an array along the circuit side of the substrate and comprising circuit mating interfaces that are configured to be electrically connected to the printed circuit; and electrical components extending between and electrically connecting corresponding module contacts to corresponding circuit contacts to provide electrical paths for electrical signals transmitted between the module and circuit contacts, wherein at least one of the electrical components modifies the corresponding electrical signal transmitted along the electrical path between the corresponding module and circuit contacts; wherein the at least one electrical component modifies the corresponding electrical signal by at least one of blocking direct current (DC) in at least one direction along the electrical path between the corresponding module and circuit contacts, switching the electrical path between the corresponding module and circuit contacts between an open and closed state, amplifying the corresponding electrical signal, smoothing an output of the corresponding electrical signal, storing electrical energy, limiting the flow of electrical current of the corresponding electrical signal, blocking transmission of the corresponding electrical signal in one direction along the electrical path between the corresponding module and circuit contacts, or converting the corresponding electrical signal into a different form of energy.