Ironwood Electronics, continues to design and manufacture new Grypper/G40 test sockets for the latest releases of memory devices – LPDDR5. Ironwood Grypper socket, part number 109111-0003, allows testing of the newest generation of Package-On-Package type LPDDR5 devices that have 496 Ball 0.4mm pitch, with speeds up to 5500Mb/s. The LPDDR5 Grypper/G40 socket fits to the […]

Stamped Spring Pin Socket User Manual Table of Contents: Socket Mechanics Selecting a BGA Stamped pin socket PCB Requirements Thickness Finish Cleanliness IC and PCB Reflow Requirement Socket Assembly Backing and insulation Plate IC Insertion/extraction 5mm, 0.65mm & 0.8mm Center – BGA Stamped Contact Specification (Scale 40:1) 5mm, 0.65mm & 0.8mm Center – LGA/QFN Stamped […]

Socket and Test your 48 lead Quad Flat pack device using extreme temperature socket !!      Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new Stamped spring pin socket addressing high performance requirements for testing 48 lead Quad flat pack – CBT-QFE-3018. The contactor used in CBT-QFE-3018 socket is a stamped spring pin with 17 gram actuation force per […]

Socket your 5.9×5.9mm, 0.5mm pitch QFN packages on ATE board with performance equivalent to direct solder version Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new QFN socket design using high performance elastomer capable of 60+ GHz, very low inductance for ATE applications. The GTP-QFN-1001 socket is designed for 5.9×5.9 mm package size and operates at bandwidths […]

Quickly and easily Socket your mixed pitch 40×40 array, BGA1596 packages on any application board with performance equivalent to direct solder version Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new BGA socket design using high performance elastomer capable of 75GHz, very low inductance and wide temperature applications. The GT-BGA-2127 socket is designed for 40×40 mm package […]

True Zero Footprint BGA Memory Sockets !! Ironwood Electronics, with the recent announcement of the Technology Licensing and Operations agreements executed between Ironwood and HSIO Technologies, now offers the Gypper DDR and other memory sockets. The DDR4 Ironwood Grypper socket, P/N 107022-0038 allows testing device in the exact footprint as the device. Fitting the socket […]

Socket your 937 pin BGA packages with heat sink assembly and high speed elastomer Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance BGA socket for 1mm pitch BGA 937 pin BGA. The socket is designed for 35x35mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 27 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss. […]

Socket your LGA747 using Extreme Temperature Socket with Superior Electrical Performance Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new LGA socket addressing high performance requirements for 1mm pitch Optical Engine – CBT-LGA-5019. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 19 gram actuation force per pin and cycle life of 125,000 insertions. The self inductance of the […]

Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new BGA socket addressing high performance requirements for Multi-Chip Package – CBT-BGA-6093. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 31 gram actuation force per ball and cycle life of 125,000 insertions. The self inductance of the contactor is 0.88 nH, insertion loss < 1 dB at 15.7 GHz and contact resistance is […]

EAGAN, MN – September, 2019 – HSIO Technologies and Ironwood Electronics are pleased to announce that exciting Technology Licensing and Operations agreements have been executed between the two Companies to support the Semiconductor Test Socket marketplace. In the first phase of what is expected to be a long-term technology partnership, Ironwood Electronics will engineer, manufacture, […]