| 摘要 |
A connector, and an associated method, for connecting an electrical circuit component (10) to a substrate, such as a printed circuit board. The connector (10) is formed of one of more pin members (14) formed of an electrically-conductive material which exhibits physical-memory characteristics. The pin member (14) is initially configured into a memory configuration and thereafter reconfigured into an alternate reconfiguration. The alternate configuration is selected to facilitate mounting of the circuit component (10) upon the substrate (28). Thereafter, the pin member (14) is heated to beyond a deformation threshold temperature. When at such temperature, the pin member (14) becomes reconfigured into the memory configuration. Through appropriate selection of the memory configuration, heating of the pin member (14) causes connection of the circuit component (10) with the substrate (28). |
