Patent ID: 7553189

Claim:
An electrical socket adapted for electrically connecting a camera module to a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing defining a pair of first sidewalls, a pair of second sidewalls, a bottom wall and a receiving cavity surrounded by the first, second sidewalls and the bottom wall, for receiving the camera module therein; a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing for electrically connecting to corresponding signal pads of the camera module; a pair of first shields assembled to the first sidewalls of the housing; a pair of second shields assembled to the second sidewalls of the housing, and the first shields connecting to the second shields; a grounding spring engaged with the bottom wall of the housing for electrically connecting to the camera module and at least one of the first and second shields; wherein the grounding spring and the first and second shields can prevent external electromagnetic waves from affecting electrical signals communicated between the camera module to the printed circuit board.