Semiconductor Engineering

Enhancing Test Socket Performance Through Application-Specific Validation And System-Level Per-Pin OQC

As semiconductor devices continue to advance, the demand for reliable, high-performance test sockets has never been greater. Yet, traditional socket design validation methods—such as per-pin ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Comparison Of State-Of-The-Art Models For Socket Pin Defect Detection

This article is adapted from a presentation at TestConX, March 5-8, 2023, Mesa, AZ, by Vijayakumar Thangamariappan, Nidhi Agrawal, Jason Kim, Constantinos Xanthopoulos, Ira Leventhal, and Ken Butler, ...
EDN

Stamped Spring Pin Sockets

SBT socket simplifies lab and evaluation applications due to low cost and better electrical/mechanical performance than conventional pogo pin. SBT sockets with wide temperature range are available in ...
EDN

BGA test socket features precise ball-to-pin alignment

Ironwood Electronics has unveiled a new socket for testing ball grid array (BGA) devices; it uses a compression screw to apply downward pressure and thus allows the device to conveniently interconnect ...
Machine Design

High-pin Count Sockets

Series 700, 0518, and 0501 RoHS-compliant sockets are specifically designed for high-pin-count or off-centered components for socketing DIPs with nonstandard row-to-row dimensions and elevating ...