Mechanical Requirements
3.2.1.4.2Lot Traceability
Each socket will be marked with a lot identification code to allow traceability of all components, date of manufacture (year and week), and assembly location. The mark must be placed on a surface that is visible when mounted on the motherboard.
3.2.1.5Contacts
The socket has a total of 771 contacts, with 1.09 mm X 1.17 mm pitch (X by Y) in a 33x30 grid array with 15x14 grid depopulation in the center of the array and selective depopulation for alignment features. For board layout, a 43 mils x 46 mils pitch
(X by Y) can be utilized.
Base material for the contacts is high strength copper alloy.
For the area on socket contacts where processor lands will mate, there is a 0.381 µm [15 µinches] minimum gold plating over 1.27 µm [50 µinches] minimum nickel underplate.
No contamination by solder in the contact area is allowed during solder reflow.
3.2.1.6Solder Balls
A total of 771 solder balls corresponding to the contacts are on the bottom of the socket for surface mounting with the motherboard.
Two versions of the socket, leaded and
•Eutectic Solder
—Sn63 Pb37 (± 0.5% Sn).
—Socket marking will be LGA771 for sockets comprised of eutectic solder.
•Lead-free Solder
—Composition must be lead free and have a melting point temperature in the range of
—Socket marking will be
The
The solder ball pattern has a true position requirement with respect to applicable datum’s in order to mate with the motherboard land pattern. See Appendix A.
3.2.2Socket Actuation Mechanism
The socket actuation mechanism is made of the load plate and the load lever. These components are made of stainless steel SUS 301. Both components need to be fully actuated to ensure electrical contact. When correctly actuated, the top surface of the processor IHS is above the load plate allowing proper installation of a heatsink. The
When combined with the socket body and load lever, the load plate distributes the force necessary to achieve the required socket contact resistance values. The load from the load plate is distributed across two sides of the package onto a step on each side of the IHS. It is then distributed by the package across all of the contacts.
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