Patent ID: 6916181

Claim:
A connector for electrically connecting to pads of a land grid array formed on an electronic component, the connector comprising: a dielectric layer including opposing first and second surfaces; and a plurality of co-joined contact elements pre-formed in an m×n array in a sheet of conductive spring of material, where m and n are both greater than 1, the contact elements including generally opposed elastic portions that are displaced outwardly from the sheet in a generally concave form, the sheet being bonded on the first surface of the dielectric layer, each contact element comprising a base portion of conductive material that is etchant singulated from the base portions of adjacent ones of the contact elements, and the elastic portions of conductive material are formed integrally with the base portion, the elastic portions extending from the base portion and protruding above the first surface of the dielectric layer, wherein the elastic portions of each of the plurality of contact elements elastically engages a respective pad of the land grid array for providing electrical connection to the land grid array and each elastic portion has an elastic working range.