Ironwood Electronics has released a new spring pin test socket for DFN2 packages. The socket is engineered to support up to ...

Playing a crucial interconnect role in integrated circuits and semiconductor testing, test sockets, aka package probes, serve the role of connecting a device and its tester. IC sockets are categorized ...

Advanced AI/CPU processors demand extreme high frequency and power performance from SLT and ATE test sockets. These sockets are in the critical path at the end of a very costly silicon fabrication and ...

High-frequency center-probe and CSP/MicroBGA test and burn-in sockets are offered in sizes to 6.5-mm2 with pitches down to 0.3 mm to meet the growing need for testing smaller components. The sockets ...

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 ...

A technical paper titled “Fabrication and Characterization of Three-Dimensional Microelectromechanical System Coaxial Socket Device for Semiconductor Package Testing” was published by researchers at ...

The new Springtac flat sockets are said to give reliable contact for the most demanding test applications. Designed to fit into small test connectors, the flat Springtac sockets can mate with 2.8 mm ...

Probing to test voltage in electrical connectors on farm equipment can be a challenge. Here are some tricks: A straightened paper clip fits the sockets on many electrical connectors. It’s easier to ...