Specifying test sockets for high-speed, high-pin-count custom ICs can put you in a Catch-22 situation. Suppose your pc-board design requires a test socket. You need the socket footprint to complete ...

Manufacturers of ball-grid-array (BGA) burn-in sockets are using a variety of processes to help them keep pace with the testing requirements posed by today's faster and denser integrated circuits.

Eagan, MN. Ironwood Electronics has introduced a new BGA socket design using a high-performance elastomer contactor. The socket offers low inductance and high endurance, and it can serve ...

Smiths Interconnect is thrilled to announce that its DaVinci 112 high-speed test socket received the prestigious Best Test Measurement Award of the Year at the Global Electronics Achievement Awards ...

Assuming position as one of the largest, full-pattern-capable, open-top sockets available, the 3M Textool brand Type IV, 0.8-mm, open-top BGA test and burn-in socket now accepts packages on a 0.8-mm ...