Socket for integrated circuit package with extended leads

摘要

A socket for connecting an integrated circuit package to a printed circuit board or the like wherein the connection between the circuit board and the semiconductor chip is as short as possible. This is accomplished by providing a straight line conductor between the integrated circuit package and the printed circuit board. In accordance with one embodiment, a contact in the form of a movable double ended sharp needle is employed to connect the lead from the package to the lead on a substrate. In order to provide the force mating the leads and the intermediate needle, external force is provided by a spring structure comprising a multi-fingered element with the tips of the fingers encapsulated in plastic or other compliant membrane separating the spring member and the leads of the package.