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 ...

What’s the difference between a 64k ROM in a 28-pin DIP and a 128k ROM in a 32-pin DIP? Aside from the obvious answers of “64k” and “four pins,” it turns out that these two chips have a lot in common, ...

TL;DR: AMD's next-generation AM6 socket will support Zen 7 processors with 2100 pins, a 22% increase in pin density over AM5, while maintaining the same size. This enables higher power delivery ...

This article is adapted from a presentation at TestConX, March 5-8, 2023, Mesa, AZ, by Vijayakumar Thangamariappan, Nidhi Agrawal, Jason Kim, Constantinos Xanthopoulos, Ira Leventhal, and Ken Butler, ...

Autosplice has introduced an innovative “non-intrusive” pin-and-socket interconnect system with a patent-pending design that delivers exceptional strength and integrity while eliminating any need for ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to fix bent CPU pins, as well as how to fix bent motherboard socket pins if you have an LGA motherboard. Bent socket pins are one of the main reasons for motherboard ...

Ironwood Electronics has unveiled a new socket for testing ball grid array (BGA) devices; it uses a compression screw to apply downward pressure and thus allows the device to conveniently interconnect ...

The company’s latest board-to-board socket adapter for 352-pin BGA, 1-mm pitch, 27 mm x 27 mm devices consists of two modules: a female socket module and a male pin module. The female socket is built ...

Series 700, 0518, and 0501 RoHS-compliant sockets are specifically designed for high-pin-count or off-centered components for socketing DIPs with nonstandard row-to-row dimensions and elevating ...

Intel's first socketed microprocessors came in a dual in-line package (DIP) with 40 connectors. The i486 used a variety of sockets, but the most popular had 237 contacts. AMD's "Socket A" for the ...

AMD's next-generation AM6 socket may have up to 2,100 pins, compared to just 1,718 on the existing AM5 socket. This is an uncredited rumor, so it's worth considering with a speculative eye, but the ...