Adapter apparatus with suspended conductive elastomer interconnect
First Claim
1. An adapter apparatus for receiving a packaged device having a plurality of contact elements disposed on a surface thereof, the adapter apparatus comprising:
- a conductive elastomer interconnect comprising;
a carrier comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough from a first side to a second side thereof by inner walls, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged to align with the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device, andconductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings by attachment to the inner walls to contact a contact element of a plurality of contact elements of a packaged device when positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier; and
one or more adapter wall members along an adapter axis between a first end region of the adapter apparatus and a second end region of the adapter apparatus, wherein the conductive elastomer interconnect is positioned at the first end region of the adapter apparatus orthogonal to the adapter axis, and further wherein the one or more adapter wall members and the conductive elastomer interconnect define a socket cavity adapted to receive the packaged device with the plurality of contact elements thereof adjacent the conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An adapter apparatus for receiving a packaged device having a plurality of contact elements disposed on a surface thereof may include a conductive elastomer interconnect. The conductive elastomer interconnect may include a carrier having a plurality of openings defined therethrough from a first side to a second side thereof (e.g., the plurality of openings being arranged to align with the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device) and conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings to contact a contact element of a plurality of contact elements of a packaged device when positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier. Further, the adapter apparatus may include one or more adapter wall members used with the conductive elastomer interconnect to define a socket cavity adapted to receive the packaged device.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An adapter apparatus for receiving a packaged device having a plurality of contact elements disposed on a surface thereof, the adapter apparatus comprising:
-
a conductive elastomer interconnect comprising; a carrier comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough from a first side to a second side thereof by inner walls, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged to align with the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device, and conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings by attachment to the inner walls to contact a contact element of a plurality of contact elements of a packaged device when positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier; and one or more adapter wall members along an adapter axis between a first end region of the adapter apparatus and a second end region of the adapter apparatus, wherein the conductive elastomer interconnect is positioned at the first end region of the adapter apparatus orthogonal to the adapter axis, and further wherein the one or more adapter wall members and the conductive elastomer interconnect define a socket cavity adapted to receive the packaged device with the plurality of contact elements thereof adjacent the conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. An apparatus for use in an adapter configured to receive a packaged device having a plurality of contact elements disposed on a surface thereof, the apparatus comprising a conductive elastomer interconnect comprising:
-
a carrier comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough from a first side to a second side thereof by inner walls, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged to align with the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device; and conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings by attachment to the inner walls to contact a contact element of a plurality of contact elements of a packaged device when positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (10, 12, 13)
-
-
11. An apparatus for use in an adapter configured to receive a packaged device having a plurality of contact elements disposed on a surface thereof, the apparatus comprising a conductive elastomer interconnect comprising:
-
a carrier comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough from a first side to a second side thereof, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged to align with the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device; and conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings to contact a contact element of a plurality of contact elements of a packaged device when positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier, wherein the packaged device comprises a ball grid array comprising a plurality of balls, and further wherein each opening of the plurality of openings defined through the carrier is a cylindrical opening having a diameter sized to receive a ball of the plurality of balls of the ball grid array.
-
-
14. An apparatus for use in an adapter configured to receive a packaged device having a plurality of contact elements disposed on a surface thereof, the apparatus comprising a conductive elastomer interconnect comprising:
-
a carrier comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough from a first side to a second side thereof, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged to align with the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device; and conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings to contact a contact element of a plurality of contact elements of a packaged device when positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier, wherein the conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings comprises a contact projection extending beyond the first side of the carrier for electrical contact with a contact pad of a plurality of contact pads of a target board when the target board is positioned adjacent the first side of the carrier.
-
-
15. An apparatus for use in an adapter configured to receive a packaged device having a plurality of contact elements disposed on a surface thereof, the apparatus comprising a conductive elastomer interconnect comprising:
-
a carrier comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough from a first side to a second side thereof, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged to align with the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device; and conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings to contact a contact element of a plurality of contact elements of a packaged device when positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier, wherein the suspended conductive elastomer in each of the plurality of openings defined in the carrier is flexed towards the first side of the carrier when a force is applied via a packaged device positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier.
-
-
16. A method of providing an adapter apparatus adapted to receive a packaged device having a plurality of contact elements disposed on a surface thereof, the adapter apparatus mountable to a target board to electrically connect the plurality of contact elements to a plurality of contact pads of the target board, wherein the method comprises:
-
providing a conductive elastomer interconnect, the conductive elastomer interconnect comprising; a carrier comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough from a first side to a second side thereof by inner walls, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged to align with the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device, and conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings by attachment to the inner walls to contact a contact element of a plurality of contact elements of a packaged device when positioned adjacent the second side of the carrier; and providing one or more adapter wall members along an adapter axis between a first end region and a second end region of the adapter apparatus; and positioning the conductive elastomer interconnect at the first end region of the adapter apparatus orthogonal to the adapter axis to define a socket cavity of the adapter apparatus adapted to receive a packaged device such that the plurality of contact elements of the packaged device are adjacent the conductive elastomer suspended in each of the plurality of openings. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification