What are the uses of Test sockets? Electrical gadgets have been a part of daily living for many decades now. Each task is made easier by these sets of equipment. Specifically, it lessens the time one needs to devote to a specific endeavor. One of the industrial products in this regard is the so-called electrical testing equipment. The semiconductor industry is the area where these custom made test sockets are mainly used. These are designed and manufactured always in accordance with customer specifications. These are designed for long life with up to 1m insertions. You can get the contacts for high frequency and wide bandwidth applications from dc to 40 GHz, Kelvin contacts to 0.3 mm, wafer probe heads to 75 min pitches, high current, low inductance for automotive applications through using test probes. Equip-test manufactures the test sockets range from 1.27 mm (50 mils) pitch size down to as small as 0.2 mm (8 mils) pitch. Torlon, Ultem, Vespel, Peek, Ceramic etc are the most used materials in the manufacturing of test sockets. These devices can be manufactured for devices ranging from QFN, BGA, PGA, and TSOP etc. The probe pin-count per Test Socket can range from as low as 4 pin QFN devices up to as high as 3.500 pin BGA devices. The following information is required to quote Test Sockets: o
POD (Package Outline Drawing) of the Device IC
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If for a Bench-Top Test: (L x W x H) limitation for Test Socket size
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If Machine Test: Brand of the Machine Handler, Preferred Test Height
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