Patent ID: 6859057

Claim:
A microelectronic die connection assembly, comprising: a socket body; a plurality of electrically conductive circuit board connectors located externally on the socket body; left and right spaced rows of electrically conductive lower socket contacts on the socket body, at least some of the lower socket contacts of the left and right rows of lower socket contacts being electrically connected to at least some of the circuit board connectors; left and right spaced rows of electrically conductive upper socket contacts on the socket body, being actuable to move between retracted and contracting positions relative to the left and right rows of lower socket contacts respectively, at least some of the upper socket contacts of the left and right rows of upper socket contacts being electrically connected to at least some of the circuit board connectors; a carrier body having a retaining formation to temporarily and removably receive a microelectronic die; a plurality of die contacts in the retaining formation to make contact with respective ones of a plurality of terminals on the die; and left and right rows of carrier contacts on and extending from opposing sides of the carrier body, and being electrically connected to the die contacts, the left and right rows of carrier contacts being at a select spacing relative to one another so as to be insertable between the left and right rows of upper socket contacts when the left and right rows of upper socket contacts are in their retracted position and so that each carrier contact of the left and right rows of carrier contacts is located between a respective pair of upper and lower socket contacts of the left and right rows of upper and lower socket contacts when the left and right rows of upper socket contacts are in their contacting positions.