Press Releases

Ironwood adds NAND ONFI standard 154 BGA Grypper socket Grypper Sockets for smaller footprint BGA-154b package

January 2022

Ironwood Electronics Ironwood continues to design new solutions using the Grypper socket technology for the newer smaller footprint devices released in the Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFi) 5.0 specification. The socket is surface mounted using standard soldering methods to the same location on the PCB.

Spring Pin Socket for LGA1156 Socket your LGA1156 using Extreme Temperature Socket with Superior Electrical Performance

January 2022

Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new LGA socket addressing high performance requirements for 1mm pitch LGA1156 – CBT-LGA-5036. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 19 gram actuation force per pin and cycle life of 125,000 insertions.

94GHz Socket for LGA255 Socket your 17x17mm, 1mm pitch LGA packages on target board with performance equivalent to direct solder version

December 2021

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new LGA socket design using high performance elastomer capable of 94 GHz, very low inductance for test applications. The GTP-LGA-1003 socket is designed for 17x17 mm package size, 16x16 array, 1mm pitch and operates at bandwidths up to 94 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.

Double latch open top Socket for QFP208 Socket and Test your 208 lead Quad Flat pack device using extreme temperature socket

December 2021

Ironwood Electronics recently introduced a new Stamped spring pin socket addressing high performance requirements for testing 208 lead Quad flat pack - CBT-QFE-3028. The contactor used in CBT-QFE-3028 socket is a stamped spring pin with 17 gram actuation force per ball and cycle life of 10,000+ insertions.

27 GHz Bandwidth Socket for Intel Atom Processor E6xx Series Socket your 676 pin BGA packages on any PCB without significant performance loss and with no soldering and no mounting hardware or screws

November 2021

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance BGA socket for 0.8mm interstitial pitch BGA 676 ball device. The SG-BGA-6513 socket is designed for a Intel’s Atom processor and operates at bandwidths up to 27 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.