Patent ID: 8424199

Claim:
A circuit chip mounting system comprising: (a) a soluble carrier having a predetermined shape and having a socket for receiving a circuit chip therein, said circuit chip having a plurality of pads electrically connected to a circuit on said chip; (b) said carrier having a plurality of contacts in said socket for contacting respective pads when said circuit chip is positioned in said socket; (c) said carrier rigidly supporting a plurality of pins extending therefrom arranged in a predetermined pattern, each pin electrically connected to a respective pad; (d) a plurality of soluble secondary spacers each having a configuration corresponding to a portion of the shape of said carrier; and (e) each spacer having a plurality of holes arranged in a pattern corresponding to a portion of the predetermined pin pattern of the carrier to receive pins therethrough from the carrier, said holes each having a sufficient diameter to avoid contact with pins extending therethrough.