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Ironwood Electronics, Inc.
Includes 40 GHz bandwidth sockets for BGA and QFN, only slightly larger than IC with integral heatsink for medium power and optional heatsinking to over 100 watts. Up to 500k insertions. Adapters for prototype, test, package conversion, and more. Quick-Turn volume adapters are our specialty.
1335 Eagandale Court
Eagan, MN 55121
USA
WebSite: http://www.ironwoodelectronics.com
Phone: 952-229-8200
Toll Free: 800-404-0204
Fax: 952-229-8201
Email: info@ironwoodelectronics.com
   

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GHz BGA & QFN/MLF Sockets –
GHz BGA & QFN/MLF sockets provide excellent signal integrity in a small, cost effective ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket for prototype and test applications. Our sockets support pitches down to 0.3mm.
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Giga-snaP™ BGA SMT Adapters –
Giga-snaP™ line of BGA adapters provide the most reliable interconnect to BGA SMT pads. These patent pending adapters remain attached through many solder cycles reliably and will not warp as plastic molded parts. Insertion force is half of competitive products and better transmission of high frequency signals due to shortest connection length.
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Prototyping Adapters –
Ironwood Electronics has developed over one thousand prototyping adapter designs, supporting CSP, BGA, QFN, QFP, SOIC, PGA, PLCC, QIP, and DIP packages. We use high quality production and test burn-in sockets for reliable connections. Most popular development panels are supported.
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Custom Sockets –
Ironwood Electronics has the largest, most experienced engineering staff in our industry. Quick turn custom solutions are our specialty, with some custom solutions available as fast as 1 week. Our engineers utilize advanced tools to design precision and quality into each product. We are dedicated to providing high quality services that meet or exceed customer requirements.
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Silver Ball Matrix Sockets –
Ironwood Electronics SM/SMP socket uses SM & SMP contact technology for high speed, low inductance, high endurance and wide temperature applications. SM Contact is a unique contact that has precise silver balls held together by a proprietary conductive formulation. These conductive columns (diameter optimized for 50 ohm impedance) are suspended in a non-conductive flexible elastomer substrate with a patented solid core for enhanced durability and reliable performance over time, temperature and cycles. This flexible substrate is very compliant and resilient and enables the conductive columns to revert back to original shape when the force is removed. Solutions are available for 0.25mm to 1.27mm LGA, BGA, QFN, CSP, POP, WLP and other packages.
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Surface Mount Package Emulation –
Ironwood has developed the industry's widest range of interconnection adapters for testing and socketing of SMT devices. We offer SMT bases and thru-hole adapters for BGA, QFN, MLF, PLCC, QFP, and SOIC packages. SMT Package Emulators provide highest speed, reliability, and lowest insertion force.
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Turn-key Capabilities - RoHS Compliant –
Ironwood has the largest, most experienced engineering staff in our industry. Fast, high quality, quick turn custom projects are our specialty. We can provide complete turn-key solutions for subsystems and IC upgrades.
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IC Sockets –
Ironwood provides six different contact technologies and various socket configurations for IC devices
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Stamped Spring Pin Sockets –
SBT sockets simplify lab and evaluation applications due to low cost and better electrical/mechanical performance than conventional pogo pin sockets. To use, drop the IC into the socket, place the floating compression plate over the IC, add the swivel the lid (with key-hole slots), and apply a normal force to the IC using the compression screw. Alternately, these sockets come with easy open/close clamshell lids for quick chip replacement. SBT sockets can be used for hand test or quick turn custom burn-in applications with the most stringent requirements.
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Sockets & Receptacles –
Sockets and receptacles provide pluggable interface for BGA, MGA, PGA, QIP, and QFP packages. We also offer parts that provide sockets for in-circuit emulators. Ironwood offers the industry's widest array of high quality sockets and receptacles. Our parts utilize gold plated pins and through-hole connectors exclusively.
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Spring Pin Sockets –
The Spring Pin Socket line allows very high endurance and wide temperature range testing of 0.3mm to 1.27mm pitch BGA, LGA , QFN QFP and SOIC devices on the same footprint as other Ironwood socket technologies. This allows different PCB's with same footprint to accomplish many different test applications.
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PLCC Clips & Socket Plugs –
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.
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