Contact pin and electrical component socket
US-9653833-B2 · May 16, 2017 · US
Contact terminal and IC socket including the same
US10044124B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10044124-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715432072-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Publication date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
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In a contact terminal, a first touch portion and a second touch portion of a movable piece and a first touch portion and a second touch portion of a movable piece bite into and thus pinch a spherical surface of a bump of a semiconductor device. In this state, when an electrode surface of the semiconductor device is warped upward during a test and the bump is about to be moved up, an inclined surface of a fixing portion of the movable piece and an inclined surface of a fixing portion of the movable piece fix the spherical surface of the bump.
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What is claimed is: 1. A contact terminal comprising: at least one movable piece selectively coming into contact with a spherical electrode portion in a semiconductor device; and a terminal portion coupled to a proximal end portion of the movable piece, wherein a contact point portion of the movable piece includes at least one touch portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and a fixing portion intersecting a tip end of the touch portion and being connected to the tip end of the touch portion, and having an inclined surface portion to fix the spherical electrode portion, a ridge line of the touch portion projecting farther outwardly than a ridge line of the fixing portion. 2. The contact terminal according to claim 1 , comprising a pair of the movable pieces, wherein a contact point portion of one of the pair of the movable pieces includes at least one touch portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the one movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and a fixing portion intersecting a tip end of the touch portion, and having an inclined surface portion to fix the spherical electrode portion, and a contact point portion of the other one of the pair of the movable pieces includes at least one touch portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the other movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and a fixing portion intersecting a tip end of the touch portion, and having an inclined surface portion to fix the spherical electrode portion. 3. The contact terminal according to claim 1 , comprising a pair of the movable pieces, wherein a contact point portion of one of the pair of the movable pieces includes a pair of touch portions extending in such a way as to be opposed to each other at a predetermined interval and along a longitudinal direction of the one movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and a fixing portion intersecting a tip end of each touch portion, and having an inclined surface portion to fix the spherical electrode portion, and a contact point portion of the other one of the pair of the movable pieces includes a pair of touch portions extending in such a way as to be opposed to each other at a predetermined interval and along a longitudinal direction of the other movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and a fixing portion intersecting a tip end of each touch portion, and having an inclined surface portion to fix the spherical electrode portion. 4. The contact terminal according to claim 1 , comprising a pair of the movable pieces, wherein a contact point portion of one of the pair of the movable pieces includes a pair of touch portions extending in such a way as to be opposed to each other at a predetermined interval and along a longitudinal direction of the one movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and a contact point portion of the other one of the pair of the movable pieces includes a pair of touch portions extending in such a way as to be opposed to each other at a predetermined interval and along a longitudinal direction of the other movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and a fixing portion intersecting a tip end of the each touch portion, and having an inclined surface portion to fix the spherical electrode portion. 5. The contact terminal according to claim 1 , comprising a pair of the movable pieces, wherein a contact point portion of one of the pair of the movable pieces includes at least one touch portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the one movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and a contact point portion of the other one of the pair of the movable pieces includes a pair of touch portions extending in such a way as to be opposed to each other at a predetermined interval and along a longitudinal direction of the other movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and a fixing portion intersecting a tip end of each touch portion, and having an inclined surface portion to fix the spherical electrode portion. 6. The contact terminal according to claim 1 , comprising a pair of the movable pieces, wherein a contact point portion of one of the pair of the movable pieces includes at least one touch portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the one movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and two fixing portions intersecting a tip end of each touch portion, each fixing portion having an inclined surface portion to fix the spherical electrode portion, and a contact point portion of the other one of the pair of the movable pieces includes at least one touch portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the other movable piece, and coming into contact with the spherical electrode portion, and two fixing portions intersecting a tip end of each touch portion, each fixing portion having an inclined surface portion to fix the spherical electrode portion. 7. An IC socket comprising: a socket body including the contact terminal according to claim 1 ; a semiconductor device placement portion on which a semiconductor device having a spherical electrode portion is detachably placed, the semiconductor device placement portion being provided in the socket body; and a movable piece drive mechanism portion movably provided in the socket body, and configured to actuate at least one of a pair of movable pieces of the contact terminal in such a way as to approach or move away from the spherical electrode portion.
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Top-view layouts, e.g. mirror arrays · CPC title
Cross-sectional shape, i.e. in side view · CPC title
Plan-view shape, i.e. in top view · CPC title
Detachable holders for supporting packaged chips in operation · CPC title
Interconnections or connectors in packages · CPC title
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- What does patent US10044124B2 cover?
- In a contact terminal, a first touch portion and a second touch portion of a movable piece and a first touch portion and a second touch portion of a movable piece bite into and thus pinch a spherical surface of a bump of a semiconductor device. In this state, when an electrode surface of the semiconductor device is warped upward during a test and the bump is about to be moved up, an inclined su…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yamaichi Electronics Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01R13/10. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 07 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).