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Recent Press Releases

40 GHz Bandwidth Socket for 0.5mm Pitch QFN Packages
September 2008
High Endurance 10 GHz Socket for 0.65mm pitch BGA
September 2008
Force Indicating Compression Screw for Easy BGA and QFN Socket Use
August 2008
Stacked GHz Bandwidth Socket for Processor and POP
June 2008
High Performance Sockets for 0.8mm Pitch SDRAM
May 2008
Extreme GHz Performance Socket for 0.65mm Pitch LGA 12x12x0.65 LGA IC
March 2008
Probing Adapter for 60 Pin DDR BGA
February 2008
High Performance Socket for 0.5mm Pitch SOIC IC
January 2008
High Performance Socket for 0.5mm Pitch STATSChipPAC 10x10x0.85 QFN IC
December 2007
High Performance, 6.5 GHz Sockets for ST Micro BGA’s
November 2007
High Performance, 10 GHz Socket Technology for 0.4mm Pitch BGA
September 2007
High Performance, 10 GHz Socket Technology for 0.5mm Pitch BGA
August 2007
High Performance, 10 GHz Socket Technology for 0.4mm Pitch TI BGA
July 2007
High Performance, 10 GHz Socket Technology for 1.0mm Pitch BGA Packages
June 2007
40 GHz Bandwidth Socket for 0.4mm Pitch QFN Packages
May 2007
High Performance Socket for 0.4mm Pitch Analog Devices AD6546 QFN Packages
May 2007
New High Performance Agilent Compatible Logic Analyzer Adapter from Ironwood
Electronics helps Engineers debug low power SDRAM

April 2007
High Performance Socket for 0.4mm Pitch Micrel QFN Packages
March 2007
High Performance Socket for 1 mm Pitch Renesas and Cypress Packages
February 2007
High Performance Socket for 0.5mm Pitch BCC Packages
January 2007
Probing Adapter for 92 Pin DDR2 BGA
November 2006
Probing Adapter for 48 Pin QFN
October 2006
Chip Size, High Endurance, 10 GHz Socket for 1.0mm Pitch IC
October 2006
Chip Size, High Endurance, 10.0 GHz Socket for TI 0.4mm Pitch 14mm QFP Body IC
August 2006
Chip Size, High Endurance, 10.0 GHz Socket for TI 0.4mm Pitch 7mm Body IC
June 2006
High Performance Socket for 0.4mm Pitch QFN
April 2006
Chip Size, High Endurance, 10 GHz Socket for 1.0mm Pitch IC
March 2006
Tiny Footprint RoHS SMT Package Emulation for 28 Pin, 7mm Cypress PSOC
and other MLF/QFN IC’s

February 2006
High Performance Socket for 0.4mm Pitch QFN
January 2006
New High Performance Logic Analyzer Adapter from Ironwood Electronics helps
Engineers debug MPC5554 Processor Systems

November 2005
RoHS Compliant, Chip Size, 32 Pin QFP Package Emulator
October 2005
µBGA Prototyping Adapter Simplifies Device Test
September 2005
10 GHz Bandwidth Epoxy mount Socket for 0.75mm Pitch Intel StrataFlash
memory VF BGA package

August 2005
BGA Emulation Socket Adapter Allows Affordable, Reliable Socketing of ICs
with different mounting configuration
July 2005
Chip Size BGA 0.8mm Socket Adapter for IBM FC PBGA 43P8396
June 2005
New High Performance Agilent Compatible Logic Analyzer Adapter from
Ironwood Electronics helps Engineers debug low power SDRAM
June 2005
Surface mount Socket for 0.8mm Pitch Motorola package
Case 1473-01
May 2005
BGA SMT Emulation Adapter Set Allows Low Insertion Force, Reliable
Socketing of ICs with 2K I/Os

April 2005
Chip Size, High Endurance, 10 GHz Socket for 0.5mm Pitch IC
March 2005
Probing Adapters for 32 and 48 Pin QFN
February 2005
Chip Size, SMD Socket Adapter for 32 pin, 0.5mm Pitch IC’s
February 2005
Chip Size, 6.5 GHz Bandwidth Socket for 1521 Pin, 1mm Pitch ASE 1117L
HFCBGA package

January 2005
Chip Size, 10 GHz Bandwidth Socket for 0.5mm Pitch AMKOR MAF223 Package
December 2004
BGA SMT Emulation Adapter Set Allows Affordable, Reliable Socketing
of Xilinx FF1152 ICs

November 2004
Industry first 1mm pitch 3528 total pin count back to back assembled BGA
GHz Socket combo
September 2004
Tiny Footprint SMT Package Emulation for 32 Pin, 5mm Cypress PSOC and other
MLF/QFN IC’s

August 2004
Giga-snaP™ BGA Surface Mount Feet Adapters for Low Cost Socketing
of 1mm BGA IC’s
August 2004
Tiny Footprint, High Endurance Socket Compatible with Xilinx FG600, FG676 IC’s
June 2004
New High Performance Logic Analyzer Adapter from Ironwood Electronics
helps Engineers integrate Motorola MPC7457 PowerPC systems

May 2004
Chip Size, 6.5 GHz Bandwidth Socket for 0.8mm Pitch JEDEC MO-207
April 2004
Chip Size, 10 GHz Bandwidth Sockets for 0.5mm and 0.65mm
Pitch BGA’s from Analog Devices and Siliconware
February 2004
Test Adapter Clip Allows Simple Probing of QFP Pins
January 2004
Chip Size, 6.5 GHz Bandwidth Socket for 1.0mm Pitch AMD 16-038 Chip
With 8 Watt Heat Sink

January 2004
Kelvin Testing Using a GHz socket for MLF/QFN packages (pdf)
November 2003
Chip Size, 10 GHz Bandwidth Stacked Memory Socket for 0.65mm Pitch
Intel FS CSP336 Package

November 2003
MLF/QFN Prototyping Adapter Simplifies Device Test
October 2003
. GHz Bandwidth ZIF Sockets for 1.27 mm Pitch, Motorola and Cypress IC’s in BGA
September 2003
GHz Bandwidth ZIF Socket for 1 mm Pitch, Intel Die Exposed IC’s in BGA
September 2003
Chip Size, 6.5 GHz GHz Bandwidth BGA ZIF Socket For Xilinx FF1704
Packaged FPGA’s

July 2003
High Performance prototyping adapters for MLF/QFN packages
June 2003
Chip Size, 10 GHz Bandwidth MLF/QFN ZIF Sockets for 0.4 to 0.8mm
for IC Body Sizes From 2X3mm to 12X12mm
June 2003
Chip Size, 10 GHz Bandwidth BGA/CSP Socket for 0.5mm Pitch for Intel
VF-BGA356L Package
May 2003
SMT Pogo Pin Socket for 168 Ball, 1.27mm Pitch LGA
April 2003
PLCC Adapters Allow Reliable Socketing or SMT Soldering For PLCC
Emulation Systems

March 2003
GHz ZIF Socket for 1 mm Pitch, 40 mm Body, 30 Watt BGA IC
March 2003
Package Converter allows use of PLCC Altera EP1810 in place of unavailable
Device in PGA
February 2003
Pair of Mating Devices Allow Socketing of 0.8mm Pitch 64 Pin IC’s
January 2003
GHz ZIF Socket for 1 mm Pitch, 40 mm Body, 35 Watt BGA IC
December 2002
New High Performance Logic Analyzer Adapter From Ironwood Electronics helps
Engineers integrate Motorola MPC7445 PowerPC systems

November 2002
10 GHz Bandwidth MLF Socket for 0.5mm Pitch Amkor MLF68 Package
October 2002
Solderless Socket allows BGA Die Probing with Picoprobes at GHz operating speeds
September 2002
Chip Size, 10 GHz Bandwidth BGA/CSP Socket for 0.5mm Pitch for Xilinx
CP132 Package

June 2002
New High Performance Logic Analyzer Adapter From Ironwood Electronics
helps Engineers integrate Motorola MPC555 PowerPC systems

May 2002
New High Performance Logic Analyzer Adapter Simplifies Integration of PCI
BUS in PowerPC Systems

May 2002
Chip Size GHz Bandwidth ZIF Sockets Allow Full System Speedfor All Xilinx
IC’s in 0.8, 1.0, and 1.27 mm pitch BGA packages Simplifies Integration of PCI

BUS in PowerPC Systems

April 2002
GHz BGA Sockets Mimic IC Footprints To Help Reduce System
Development Time.
January 2002
Electronic Products:Product Highlights: GHz BGA Sockets mimic IC Footprint
New High Performance Logic Analyzer Adapter From Ironwood Electronics
Simplifies Testing Of 733 MHz Motorola MPC7450 PowerPC Systems
July 2001
0.8mm BGA/CSP Adapter Simplifies System Probing
July 2001