Patent ID: 8425237

Claim:
A socket receptive to insertion of an integrated circuit (IC) printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: a housing having a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side corresponding to a length of the IC PCB; a plurality of conductors mounted within the housing to mate with corresponding conductors of the IC PCB upon insertion of the IC PCB into the housing, the conductors having leads adapted to being soldered to corresponding conductors of a host PCB different than the IC PCB; and, a plurality of vents within the housing, the vents adapted to dissipate heat resulting from soldering the leads to the host PCB to minimize warping of the housing during soldering of the leads to the host PCB, wherein the vents are further adapted to compensate for a mismatch between a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the housing and a CTE of the host PCB during soldering of the leads to the host PCB, regardless of the CTE of the host PCB, wherein the housing comprises: a plurality of first interlocking components to form the first side of the housing, the first interlocking components to interlock with one another at one or more first junctions, and, a plurality of second interlocking components to form the second side of the housing, the second interlocking components to interlock with one another at one or more second junctions, wherein the first interlocking components and the second interlocking components are adapted to further minimize warping of the housing as a whole during soldering of the leads to the host PCB, due to each first interlocking component and each second interlocking component independently warping during soldering of the leads to the host PCB, wherein the first interlocking components and the second interlocking components are further adapted to further compensate for a mismatch between the CTE of the housing and the CTE of the host PCB during soldering of the leads to the host PCB, regardless of the CTE of the host PCB, and wherein lengths of the first side and the second side of the housing influenced by the mismatch between the CTE of the housing and the CTE of the host PCB are effectively shortened via the first interlocking components forming the first side of the housing and the second interlocking components forming the second side of the housing.