ic holder / cradle

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hi

what is the proper name for the thing that holds chips and can be soldered to a pcb allowing the chip to be removed replaced?

i need some DIP16 ones

ive tried searching 'ic holder' , 'cradle' , but nothing seems to come up

thanks
 
jon_jon_phenomenon said:
hi

what is the proper name for the thing that holds chips and can be soldered to a pcb allowing the chip to be removed replaced?

i need some DIP16 ones

ive tried searching 'ic holder' , 'cradle' , but nothing seems to come up

thanks

It is generally referred to as an IC socket.
 
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