Ironwood Electronics introduces HF Probe Adapter which allows high-speed testing of BGA, LGA and QFN devices while accessing the signals using testers via header pins. Features of the HF Probe Adaptor include shortest possible trace length for maximum speed, low inductance, low capacitance, blind and buried via PCB design technology.

  A socket designed for RF, wireless and high speed digital chips, which is based on an elastomer that has been developed for 75GHz applications, has been released by Ironwood Electronics. Featuring a short signal path of 80µm, the GT Socket offers a total inductance of less than 1nH. 

A new stamped spring pin, addressing high performance requirements for testing electronic filters 6 lead DFN - CBT-QFN-7033, has been unveiled by Ironwood Electronics.

Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new LGA socket addressing high performance requirements for 0.5mm pitch devices - CBT-LGA-5000. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 31 gram actuation force per pin and cycle life of 500,000 insertions.

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance BGA socket for 0.8mm pitch BGA 78 pin DDR3 packages. The SG-BGA-6374 socket is designed for an 9x13 mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 8 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new BGA socket design using high performance elastomer capable of 40 GHz, very low inductance, high endurance and wide temperature applications. The SM-BGA-9032 socket is designed for 35x35 mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 40 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance CCGA socket for 1mm pitch, 1272 pin CCGA IC's. The SG-CGA-7002 socket is designed for 37.5X37.5 mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 8 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance QFP socket for 0.4mm pitch 128 pin QFP. The SG-QFE-7011 socket is designed for 14mm x 14mm x 1.6mm package size with 16mmx16mm lead tip to tip and operates at bandwidths up to 10 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.

Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new BGA socket addressing high performance requirements for testing BGA devices - CBT-BGA-7011. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 34 gram actuation force per ball and cycle life of 500,000 insertions.

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance BGA socket for 0.5mm pitch BGA 253 pin DDR4. The CG-BGA-5019 socket is designed for 8X13.5 mm package size and operates at bandwidth up to 10 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance BGA socket for 0.65mm pitch BGA 140 pin IC's. The SG-BGA-7249 socket is designed for a Renesas Code PVBG0140JA-A package and operates at bandwidths up to 10 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.

Ironwood Electronics' new high performance socket - SF-BGA141A-B-32F allows 1.27mm pitch, 15x15mm body, 12X12 array Linear's high efficiency switching mode buck-boost power supply IC to be placed in socket and operated without compromising performance in DC/DC applications.

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance BGA socket for 1mm pitch 1521 ball BGA - SG-BGA-8030. The socket operates at bandwidths up to 10 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.