High-Frequency Center Probe™ Test Socket for Devices from 14 to 27mm Square

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PRODUCTS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE, SPECIAL MATERIALS, PLATINGS, SIZES, AND CONFIGURATION
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SPECIFICATION WITHOUT NOTICE. FEATURES
- For Test & Dynamic Burn-In of CSP, µBGA, DSP, LGA, SRAM, DRAM, and Flash Devices.
- Any pitch device on 0.40mm to or larger.
- Pressure mounting, no soldering required.
- 4-point crown insures “scrub” on solder balls, raised tip provides “scrub” on pads.
- Signal path during test only 0.077 [1.95]
- Accommodates any package up to 27mm square
- Small overall socket size/profile allows maximum number of sockets per BIB and BIB’s per oven, while being operator friendly.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Molded Socket Components UL 94 V-0 PEEK and/or Ultem
- Pin Inductance 0.51nH (large probe)
- Contact Resistance <40 mOhms
- 1dB Bandwidth to 10.1GHz (0.80mm pitch) (large probe)
- Estimated Contact Life 500,000 Cycles
- Compression Spring Probes are Heat-treated Beryllium-Copper alloy with 30µ min. [0.75µ] Gold per Mil-G-45204 over 30µ min. [0.75µ] Nickel per SAE-AMS-QQ-N-290
- Contact Force 16g/contact on 0.40mm Pitch 25g/contact on 0.50-0.75mm Pitch 25g/contact on 0.80mm Pitch or larger
- Operating Temperature -55°C min. to 150°C max. [-67°F min. to 302°F max.]
- All Hardware Stainless Steel
MOUNTING CONSIDERATIONS
- Socket is mounted with four #4-40 screws (to be removed at time socket is mounted to PCB) or a tapped, insulated backing plate to be used on underside of PCB for high pin count applications.
- Sockets must be handled with care when mounting or removing sockets to/from PCB.
- Test Board PCB diameter 0.025 [0.635] (large probe 0.80mm pitch or larger) 0.015 [0.381] (small probe 0.50-0.75mm pitch) 0.012 [0.300] (small probe 0.40mm pitch)
TEST REPORTS
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Download Data Sheet 24009,
Rev G |






