Imperium Thermal Control System Developed specifically for low power applications, Ironwood Electronics’ IMPERIUM Thermal Control System integrates seamlessly with Ironwood’s test sockets and can be easily adapted to all sockets, providing exceptional thermal control in demanding applications. Building upon Ironwood’s leadership and expertise in high performance sockets, Imperium provides a smaller footprint, less noise, greater […]

Embedded Wire Elastomer Sockets for High Speed Applications SG elastomer sockets allow for very high speed testing of 0.3mm to 1.27mm pitch BGA, LGA, QFN, QFP and SOIC devices on the same footprint as other Ironwood socket technologies. Embedded Wire in Elastomer (SG) contact technology consists of a fine pitch matrix (0.05mm x 0.05mm) of […]

Overview Company Overview – Founded 1986 – 100,000 Sockets built – 1M+ adapters built – High Performance Adapters and Sockets – Many Custom Designs & Turn-Key Solutions – Engineering – Electrical and Mechanical – ISO9001:2015 Registration – Customers – Engineering and OEM Capabilities Overview – Simulation QFIN for heat sink design Microwave Studio for electrical […]

Overview Company Overview – Founded 1986 – Over 10,000 catalog products – High Performance Adapters and Sockets – Many Custom Designs & Turn-Key Solutions – Engineering – Electrical and Mechanical – ISO9001:2015 Registration – Customers – Engineering and OEM Capabilities Overview – Simulation QFIN for heat sink design Microwave Studio for electrical – 3D Solid […]

Quickly and easily Socket your 35x35mm, 0.8mm pitch BGA1764 packages on any PCB without significant performance loss Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance BGA socket for 0.8mm pitch, 1764 pin BGA IC’s. The SG-BGA-6503 socket is designed for IC size –35x35mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 27 GHz with […]

Socket and Test your 19x19mm BGA device using extreme temperature socket Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new Stamped spring pin socket addressing high performance requirements for testing BGA780 – CBT-BGA-7054. 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 […]

Socket and Test your 13x13mm BGA device using extreme temperature socket Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new Stamped spring pin socket addressing high performance requirements for testing BGA361 – CBT-BGA-7056. 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 […]

“Socket receptacles” are parts that present a pluggable female interface. Depending on the pattern, they can be used with our land sockets, industry standard ZIF and production sockets, or other parts with compatible arrays of pins. Socket receptacles typically plug into one of our surface mount emulator feet, although we do offer some QFP socket […]

We offer PLCC adapters that will snap onto the PLCC package or insert into a PLCC socket. These adapters provide reliable access and interconnection to all signals. Standard Parts PLCC Socket Plugs-True J-Lead Emulation Ironwood’s family of clips and plugs for PLCC packages can be used for connecting PCBs together or for gaining access to […]