Patent ID: 7909616

Claim:
A hybrid connector used for connecting different package modules, comprising: an insulative housing formed in a rectangular board, the insulative housing having a first area provided with a plurality of first openings and a second area provided with a plurality of second openings; a plurality of first contacts each having a first base received in the first opening, a first spring portion upwardly extending from the base, and a lower contacting portion downwardly extending from the base, the first spring portion and the lower portion symmetrically positioned at a same side of the first base; and a plurality of second contacts each having a second base received in the second opening, a second spring portion upwardly extending from the base, and a soldering pad extending from the base; wherein the first contacts and the second contacts both extend beyond a top and a bottom surface of the insulative housing for connecting different types of package modules, wherein the first area is positioned at peripheral sides of the insulative housing, and the second area is positioned at a center of the insulative housing and surrounded by the first area, wherein the lower contacting portion of the first contact has a same configuration with the first spring portion, and the soldering pad of the second contact is upwardly bent toward the same side of the second base as the second spring portion and has a solder ball disposed thereon.