Test & burn-in (TBI) sockets represent a small but technically challenging segment of the connector industry. Designs are robust, leading-edge, often produced in small quantities at very high costs, and are tested in excess of 100,000 touchdowns before socket rebuild. The market segment focuses primarily on the IC industry, and system prototyping, emulation, and test. Singulated and […]

Andon offers a growing family of sockets that permit quick and reliable battery replacement. The battery socket can be production soldered to the PCB, avoiding the need to hand solder batteries in place. Use of a battery socket also eliminates desoldering, blistering or delaminating of the PCB when the battery needs replacement. Our battery sockets […]

Combine the quality of a precision socket with the reliability and versatility of a glass epoxy insulator.  Sockets in this series are available in all standard DIP and QUIP styles, and in any configuration that can be drilled and routed. Insulator meets or exceeds military standards for shock and vibration !!  

Ironwood Electronics released a new product line “SG-9000 series” to the addition of GHz BGA socket technology that provides up to 10 GHz bandwidth in a small, cost effective ZIF socket for prototype and test applications.  The GHz BGA socket is a simple mechanical socket based on elastomer contact technology.