摘要 |
An electrical interconnect system (FIG. 35, for example) includes a support element (13); and an array of groups (82) of multiple electrically conductive contacts (11) arranged on the support element such that at least one contact of each group includes a front surface (83) of which at least a portion faces outwardly and away from that group along a line initially intersected by at least a portion of a side surface (84) of a contact from another one of the groups of the array. In other words, at least one contact (11) of each group (82) includes a front surface (83) of which at least a portion faces at least a portion of a side surface (84) of a contact from another one of the groups with the facing surfaces being separated from one another by air only. A group of contacts may form a receiving-type interconnect component having, for example, a zero-insertion-force component for spreading apart the group of contacts.
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