A new QFN socket addresses high performance requirements for custom size devices. Called the CBT-QFN-7071, the socket contactor is a stamped-spring pin with 14.5-gm actuation force per pin and a cycle life of 100,000 insertions. The self-inductance of the contactor is 0.98 nH, insertion loss is below 1 dB at 31.7 GHz, and the capacitance […]

Grypper sockets for BGA components used on Memory cards are great for enabling fast swap-out of BGA devices for development sorting and failure analysis. The Grypper socket allows operators to simply snap-in the BGA device – No Lid needed. The Grypper sockets are the same size as the device, so they will reflow directly onto […]

A new 0.25-pitch socket uses a high-performance elastomer capable of 75 GHz with low inductance and capable of working in a wide temperature range. The 1280 WLCSP socket is designed for a 10×8-mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 75 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The contact resistance is […]

A new Stamped spring pin socket addresses high-performance requirements for testing 216-lead Quad flat packs – CBT-QFE-3021. The contactor used in the CBT-QFE-3021 socket is a stamped-spring pin with 14-g actuation force per lead and cycle life of 125,000+ insertions. The self inductance of the contactor is 0.88 nH, insertion loss is < 1 dB […]

A new high-performance low-profile elastomer socket handles 0.5-mm-pitch QFN packages. The SG25-QFN-2017 socket is designed for a 4×4-mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 52 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss (GSSG configuration). The contact resistance is typically 20 mΩ/pin. Network analyzer reflection measurements for the G-S-S-G case were taken […]

A new high-performance elastomer socket for 0.8-mm-pitch BGA package called the SG25-BGA-2067 socket is designed for an 8×8-mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 52 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss (GSSG configuration). The contact resistance is typically 20 mΩ per pin. Network analyzer reflection measurements for the G-S-S-G case […]

A new socket addresses high-performance requirements for burn-in and test applications. The SBT-BGA-6048 has a contactor that is a stamped spring pin with a 19-gm actuation force per ball and has a cycle life of 125,000 insertions. The self-inductance of the contactor is 0.93 nH, the insertion loss is < 1 dB at 14.1 GHz, […]

A new socket addresses high-performance requirements for burn-in and test applications of flip chip lidded ball grid arrays. The SBT-BGA-6562 device incorporates a contactor that is a stamped-spring pin with 30-gm actuation force per ball and cycle life of 125,000 insertions. The self-inductance of the contactor is 0.95 nH, insertion loss of < 1 dB […]

New innovative SMT Grypper sockets from Ironwood include NAND, Controller, and Buffer sockets used in Solid State Drives, Cards and Modules. The Zero Foot Print (Grypper) sockets are available for the NAND and Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFi) Standard and also sockets for the new 3D XPoint devices. The socket is surface-mounted using standard soldering […]

New Grypper Y test sockets handle industry-standard eMMC/Universal Flash Storage (UFS) memory devices. The Ironwood Grypper socket, part number 113036-0003, allows testing of the newest generation (UFS) 153 BGA form-factor and all the eMMC devices as well. The socket will fit the 11.5×13-mm device size and will also allow smaller device sizes with the use […]