Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company Datasheets for IC Sockets and Headers

IC sockets and headers are board-mounted female connectors that serve as carriers for integrated circuit (IC) chips.
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C-Series H-Pin® Socket is a modular burn-in socket with clamshell-style lid. The small footprint outline allows for a best-in-class range of package accommodations, from 0.5 mm body size up...
Celsius test sockets feature a wiping contact technology perfect for QFN testing. The elastomer is utilized for load board compliance only and allows the contact to be cycled in temperature...
Customized test sockets for any IC packages. Suitable for lab, Engineering, SLT & ATE test application. Wide selection of Smiths Interconnects spring pins with low and stable contact resistance. World...
D-Series H-Pin® Socket is a performance burn-in socket, with a clamshell-style lid that can be equipped with a heater and thermal sensor. The D-Series line shares the same configurable...
ES family Series of sockets extended the scope of a burn-in socket. The modular lid construction can handle up to 1 kW of power and is optimized with thermal simulation...
ES Micro Series Socket is a technological advancement in the burn-in socket segment, with a dual latch clamshell lid to provide co-planar pressure on the DUT when the lid is...
ESJ Series socket is a high-performance burn-in socket, with dual latch clamshell lid to provide co-planar pressure on the DUT when the lid is actuated. The patented H-Pin contact technology...
Galileo is an innovative, low-profile test socket that provides outstanding electrical and mechanical performance for IC test customers who need a cost effective, rapid delivery solution. Combining a universal interconnect...
Gutenberg sockets address requirements of the most advanced strip test applications. They are designed for million cycle reliability and are particularly well suited to the aggressive auto-clean technologies prevalent in...
Highly precised top and bottom array simultaneous test capable socket for effective package on package test. Customized socket design is capable to test high speed signals in lab, engineering, SLT...
IC developers are increasingly integrating functionalities within a single package, escalating the complexity of test. Higher speed digital and analog devices are being manufactured at record volumes and the need...
M-Series socket has long been the gold standard for reliability and out-of-the-box performance burn-in sockets. The high-quality components have been refined and enhanced over their lifetime for optimum performance and...
Smiths Interconnect has taken a leadership role in designing and developing socket solutions for the newest QFN packages such as MLF, BCC, and LPCC. These sockets offer a modular design...
Smiths Interconnect offers high value Thermal Management Lid capabilities including air-chilled or liquid cooled technology, capable of dissipating up to 650 Watts. Our solutions are developed to be compatible with...
The DaVinci 112 test socket extends the 'DaVinci’ Series with an innovative solution for testing the most complex functionality of ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits). Testing these devices at full...
The K-Series socket is designed to apply flat even pressure on the DUT with a secondary lever once the lid has been closed. This is to ensure that the platen...
The Kepler contact technology combines the scrub motion of a cantilever contact with the versatility and modularity of a spring probe. The design includes horizontal movement during the downward stroke...
The Levan Elastomeric socket family is engineered specifically with precision. The elastomeric grid of Levan features conductive columns that guarantee accurate and consistent test results across a spectrum of devices.
The next generation of high-performance semiconductors—from advanced Consumer SoCs and GPUs to AI Accelerators and Data Center processors demands unprecedented bandwidth and speed. Yet as data rates climb, ensuring signal...
The Q-Series socket is available for mid to large package sizes. The Q-Series is a fully molded socket body and lid designed to meet the rigors of a wide variety...
The R-Series product line is an open-top reliability socket used for accelerated life testing. With versions of the compression mount open-top design available as a drop-in replacement for other legacy...
The rapid expansion of connected devices and data-intensive applications are driving the growing demand for highly efficient and adaptive high-performance computing solutions. Whether it’s a complex SoC for a mobile...