A new BGA socket design uses high-performance elastomer capable of 75 GHz bandwidth to give a low inductance and handle wide temperature applications. The GTL-BGA-6007 socket from Ironwood Electronics is designed for a 35×35-mm package size and gives less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The contact resistance is typically 30 milliohms/pin. The socket is […]
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Socket handles 0.8-mm-pitch interstitial array, 609BGA packages
A new BGA socket design uses high-performance elastomer capable of 75 GHz while providing a low inductance and handling wide temperature ranges. The GT-BGA-2027 socket from Ironwood Electronics is designed for a 21×21-mm package and adds less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The socket is designed to dissipate few watts using aluminum components and […]
44-GHz bandwidth ATE Socket handles QFN48 packages
A new QFN socket design uses high-performance elastomer capable of 44 GHz, has low inductance, high endurance, and wide temperature applications. Developed by Ironwood Electronics, the SMP-QFN-8019 socket is designed for 9.1×14-mm packages and operates at bandwidths up to 44 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The contact resistance is typically 15 […]
Elastomer sockets handle BGA packages
New high-performance elastomer sockets for 0.4-mm pitch BGA packages are designed for a 12×12-mm package size and operate at bandwidths up to 65 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss (GSSG configuration). Developed by Ironwood Electronics, the SG25-BGA-2032 socket has a contact resistance of typically 20 mΩ/pin. Network analyzer reflection measurements for the […]