Patent ID: 7510418

Claim:
A socket assembly, comprising: a retention mechanism comprising, a support plate, and a plurality of standoffs disposed perpendicularly on opposite end portions of the support plate, each standoff of the plurality of standoff comprising a pair of latches extending outwardly at different heights from a lateral surface of the each standoff; a circuit board, wherein at least a portion of the circuit board is disposed on the support plate between the plurality of standoffs; an Integrated Circuit (IC) socket configured on the portion of the circuit board and adapted to at least partially accommodate a package including a die; a heat sink unit configured above the IC socket, the heat sink unit capable of conducting heat from at least one of the package and the die; and a loading mechanism comprising, a loading plate configured on end portions of the plurality of standoffs, and a pair of downwardly extending clips hinged at end portions of the loading plate respectively and capable of being engaged with a latch of the pair of latches from each of the plurality of standoffs, wherein a portion of the heat sink unit, the IC socket and the portion of the circuit board are adapted to be sandwiched between the support plate and the loading plate when the pair of downwardly extending clips are engaged with the latch from each of the plurality of standoffs, and wherein the pair of latches of the each standoff are hinged at different heights of the standoff based on a height of the package and the die to be at least partially accommodated in the IC socket.