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60GHz Clamshell Lid Spring Pin Socket for BGA529 Shortest spring pin, 1.65mm compressed height, provides highest electrical bandwidth 60GHz with lowest inductance of 0.3nH along with 2A continuous current carrying capacity. Clamshell lid with compression screw allows gradual pressure to BGA with easy chip replacement functionality.

January 2024

94GHz Swivel Lid Elastomer Socket for BGA196 Quickly and easily Socket your 0.8mm pitch 14x14 array, BGA196 packages on any application board with performance equivalent to direct solder version using high speed and low inductance elastomer that operates from -55C to +160C.

December 2023

27GHz Clamshell Elastomer Socket for BGA1296 Quickly and easily Socket your 1mm pitch 36x36 array, BGA1296 packages on any application board with performance equivalent to direct solder version using high speed and low inductance elastomer that operates from -35C to +125C.

November 2023

Spring Pin Socket for BGA484 Constructed with stamped spring pin technology with copper compression plate for heat dissipation along with thermocouple location for monitoring temperature. With swivel lid operation, it is easy to swap the device and characterize.

October 2023

Grypper Sockets for all your BGA devices – Controller, Buffers and DDR’s Ironwood Grypper sockets are great for enabling fast easy swap out of BGA device for development sorting and failure analysis. The Grypper socket allow you to simply snap in the BGA device into the socket – No Lid needed. The Grypper sockets are the same size as the device ,”ZERO FOOTPRINT SOCKET”, so they will reflow directly onto the same area as the original device. The Grypper has excellent electrical performance to 40 Ghz @ -1dB.

September 2023