Leadless chip carrier adapter.

摘要

An adapter is described for making connection between the contact pads (16) of a LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier) (12) and the terminals (24) of an ordinary low-cost socket (14) that normally receives the LCC and connects it to a printed circuit board (28), while also providing connections for test equipment to monitor the interface between the LCC and the printed circuit, or just the LCC, or just the printed circuit. The adapter includes a base element (32) which fits into the socket (14) and which has multiple pads (34) that contact the terminals (24) of the socket (14), and a test interfacer (44) which attaches to the base element (32) and extends upwardly therefrom. The interfacer (44) has a receiver (48) for receiving a LCC (12) and has leads (42) that extend between the pads (16) of the LCC and the pads (34) of the base element (32). The leads (42) also have portions (30) that are accessible from the outside so that test equipment can be connected to them to monitor the interface betwen the LCC and the socket which connects to the printed circuit board.