Integrated circuit (IC) carrier assembly incorporating serpentine suspension

摘要

An integrated circuit (IC) carrier assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB). A carrier is soldered to the PCB. The carrier includes a grid of electrical contact islands surrounding a receiving zone for receiving an IC. Pairs of adjacent islands are interconnected by respective resilient suspension means. Each resilient suspension means includes a serpentine member. The IC received in the receiving zone is electrically coupled to some of the plurality of islands adjacent to the receiving zone.