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94GHz Swivel Lid Elastomer Socket for BGA196 Quickly and easily Socket your 0.8mm pitch 14x14 array, BGA196 packages on any application board with performance equivalent to direct solder version using high speed and low inductance elastomer that operates from -55C to +160C.

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27GHz Clamshell Elastomer Socket for BGA1296 Quickly and easily Socket your 1mm pitch 36x36 array, BGA1296 packages on any application board with performance equivalent to direct solder version using high speed and low inductance elastomer that operates from -35C to +125C.

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Spring Pin Socket for BGA484 Constructed with stamped spring pin technology with copper compression plate for heat dissipation along with thermocouple location for monitoring temperature. With swivel lid operation, it is easy to swap the device and characterize.

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Grypper Sockets for all your BGA devices – Controller, Buffers and DDR’s Ironwood Grypper sockets are great for enabling fast easy swap out of BGA device for development sorting and failure analysis. The Grypper socket allow you to simply snap in the BGA device into the socket – No Lid needed. The Grypper sockets are the same size as the device ,”ZERO FOOTPRINT SOCKET”, so they will reflow directly onto the same area as the original device. The Grypper has excellent electrical performance to 40 Ghz @ -1dB.

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High Speed Elastomer Socket for Ethernet Switch Device Socket is constructed with high performance and low inductance elastomer contactor. The temperature range is -55 C to +150 C. The pin self inductance is 0.10 nH and mutual inductance of 0.007 nH. Capacitance to ground is 0.069 pF. Current capacity is 4 amps per pin and operates at bandwidths up to 40 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss. The socket is also designed to dissipate 55 watts with unique spring loaded compression heatsink and axial flow fan.

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