Semiconductor Engineering

Enhancing Test Socket Performance Through Application-Specific Validation And System-Level Per-Pin OQC

As semiconductor devices continue to advance, the demand for reliable, high-performance test sockets has never been greater. Yet, traditional socket design validation methods—such as per-pin ...
Electronic Design

RF Test Sockets Use Thermoelectrics To Keep Cool

The company's interposer, Spring Probe and Microstrip Contact RF test sockets are now available with thermoelectric cooling, reportedly eliminating the need for other, more costly methods of thermal ...
EDN

Test sockets are optimized for high Temp, current, reliability

Suited for high-temperature burn-in PC board testing, design stage component testing/evaluation, and burn-in ovens, Sullins transistor sockets, axial sockets, MOSFET sockets, and other custom test ...
EDN

Test socket for memory chips comes with a floating guide

Ironwood Electronics has released a new socket for testing BGA devices like DDR4 memory chips. The SBT-BGA-7051 test socket features a floating guide for precise ball-to-pin alignment. Simply place ...
Electronic Design

BiTS workshop emphasizes IoT, high-frequency test

The Burn-in and Test Strategies Workshop 2016 took place March 6-9 in Mesa, AZ. It commenced with a tutorial on adaptive test, outlier analysis, and burn-in reduction/elimination and continued ...