US 7,530,814 B2
Providing variable sized contacts for coupling with a semiconductor device
Chandrashekhar Ramaswamy, Chandler, Ariz. (US); Thomas G. Ruttan, Lake Oswego, Oreg. (US); and Mark D. Summers, Phoenix, Ariz. (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/903,962.
Prior Publication US 2009/0081889 A1, Mar. 26, 2009
Int. Cl. H01R 12/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 439—66  [439/924.1; 439/862] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a circuit board having a plurality of integrated contacts integrated on a surface thereof to directly mate with corresponding pads of a semiconductor device, wherein some of the plurality of integrated contacts are of varying sizes, the varying sizes to enable different contact resistances between the corresponding integrated contacts and pads, wherein a first set of the plurality of integrated contacts are of a first height and a second set of the plurality of integrated contacts are of a second height, the first height greater than the second height, wherein the first set of integrated contacts are to be associated with power pads of the semiconductor device to enable communication of power from a power plane of the circuit board to the power pads of the semiconductor device, and the second set of integrated contacts are to be associated with input/output (I/O) pads of the semiconductor device to enable communication of signals from a signal plane of the circuit board to the I/O pads of the semiconductor device.