Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance socket - SMP-BGA-8007. New model is intended for BGA packages. It featured wide temperature range. Socket is constructed with high performance and low inductance elastomer contactor.

Main features:

• frequency range: up to 40 GHz
• insertion loss: less than 1 dB
• contact resistance: 15 mOhms
• pin self inductance: 0.10 nH
• mutual inductance: 0.007 nH
• capacitance to ground: 0.069 pF
• current capacity per pin: 4 A
• package size: 6.06 x 6.46 mm
• pitch: 0.4 mm
• temperature range: -55 to +150 ?C
• life cycle: >500,000

Socket comes with a protective matrix (a gold plated copper cylinder) that sits on top of the conductive silver columns. This matrix protects the conductive silver columns from contamination.

The socket is mounted on the target PCB with no soldering, and uses mechanical hardware for mounting. The socket is constructed with swivel lid which incorporates a quick insertion method so that IC's can be changed out quickly.

The socket is also designed to dissipate few watts with aluminum compression screw assembled on the swivel lid and can be customized up to 100 watts with modified fin design on top of the screw and adding axial flow fan.

Radiocomp, LLC - the Official Distriutor of Ironwood Electronics in Russia - provides with more information on the item.