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IC Sockets & Adapters

Ironwood Electronics builds the most comprehensive range of IC sockets and adapters in the industry. Supporting up to 110 GHz bandwidth with industry-leading reliability.

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OUR PRINCIPALS

Exclusive Partner of Ironwood Electronics, USA

Ironwood Electronics sets the standard for high-performance IC sockets and adapters, supporting every major package type from BGA to QFP, with bandwidth up to 110 GHz. 

Bandwidth Support
Up to 0 GHz
Rated Insertion Cycles
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Ultra-Fine Pitch Support
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THE BIG WHY

Why Choose Our Sockets & Adapters

Getting the socket wrong costs more than the socket. We’ve been helping Indian engineers get it right, across every package type, every test condition.

  • Smallest Footprint
    01 Smallest Footprint
    Ironwood's patented Grypper technology delivers net zero package footprint. Critical for space-constrained designs and modern fine-pitch packages where every millimetre counts.
  • Superior Contact Technology
    02 Superior Contact Technology
    Six contact technologies supporting up to 110 GHz bandwidth, pitches from 0.2mm, and pin counts up to 10,000.
  • High Durability
    03 High Durability
    Rated for up to 500,000 insertion cycles, Ironwood sockets are engineered for the demands of high-volume production environments.
PRODUCT CATALOGUE

Our Product Range

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Sockets

High-performance IC sockets for development, characterisation, and production testing across every major package type, from fine-pitch BGA to LGA and QFN.

Key Features:
  • Six contact technologies including Silver Button, Stamped Spring Pin, GHz Elastomer, and Silver Ball Matrix
  • Up to 110 GHz bandwidth; pitches from 0.2mm
  • Temperature range: -55°C to +180°C (technology dependent)
  • Up to 500K insertion cycles
  • Package types: BGA, LGA, QFN, QFP, DFN, SOIC
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Grypper®

Patented zero-footprint sockets for space-constrained designs and fine-pitch BGA devices. The socket occupies no board space beyond the device itself.

Key Features:
  • Net zero package footprint, no additional board space beyond the IC
  • G35/G40: 0.35mm–0.5mm pitch, pre-reflowed solder ball contacts
  • G80/G80 LIF: High ball count with reduced insertion force option
  • Grypper Y: Near-zero footprint with sliding lid, <25g insertion force
  • S21 electrical performance beyond 40 GHz
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Board-to-Board Connectors

Flexible interconnect solutions for board-to-board applications using elastomer, spring pin, and pin-clip technologies, with custom configurations available on short lead times.

Key Features:
  • Elastomer: Up to 94 GHz, 0.2–1.27mm pitch, <30mΩ
  • Spring pin: 0.3–1.27mm pitch, 1–5mm stack height, up to 8A
  • Pin-clip: 0.8 & 1.0mm pitch, half the mating force of comparable solutions
  • Laser-and-laminate construction; no hard tooling required
  • Custom configurations available on short lead times
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ATE Contactors

RF rigid pin and high-power contactors for analog, RF, MMWave, and automotive production testing, designed for high-volume handler and manual configurations.

Key Features:
  • PicoRaptor: 0.95mm and 1.6mm pin height, up to 500K insertions, -45 to +155°C
  • PowerRaptor: Automotive and high-power device testing with optional Airtherm
  • Phantom G2 / IGBT: Low inductance, low Cres, EV motor and industrial applications
  • Ampire: 12.20A at 100% duty cycle, PCB warpage compensation
  • Kelvin and Non-Kelvin configurations available
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APPLICATIONS

Where Globetek meets the industry

Silicon ValidationPre-production device characterisation
Semiconductor ProductionBurn-in and ATE testing
Failure Analysis FIB testing and diagnostic socket access
RF & High-Speed Testing Up to 110 GHz bandwidth applications
Automotive Component TestingPower device and IGBT validation
Memory TestingDDR, LPDDR, eMMC, NAND
Silicon Validation

Silicon Validation

Before a device goes into production, it needs to be fully characterised, across temperature, frequency, and signal integrity.

Ironwood’s high-speed test sockets give validation engineers access to the device under precisely controlled conditions, with the bandwidth and pitch capability to handle the most advanced packages in development today.

Semiconductor Production

Semiconductor Production

High-volume burn-in and ATE production testing demand sockets that maintain consistent electrical performance across hundreds of thousands of insertions.

Ironwood’s production-grade socket and contactor families, rated for up to 500K cycles, are built for exactly this environment.

Failure Analysis

Failure Analysis

When a device fails, getting access to it without altering its condition is critical.

Ironwood’s open-top sockets and FIB-compatible designs give failure analysis engineers the diagnostic access they need, without compromising the device or the data.

RF & High-Speed Testing

RF & High-Speed Testing

 At mmWave frequencies, the socket is as important as the instrument.

Ironwood’s GHz-series sockets support up to 110 GHz bandwidth with six contact technologies, maintaining signal integrity at frequencies where standard sockets introduce unacceptable degradation.

Automotive Component Testing

Automotive Component Testing

Power devices and IGBTs in automotive applications operate under demanding electrical and thermal conditions.

Ironwood’s PowerRaptor and IGBT contactor families are designed specifically for high-power, high-current automotive component validation, in both manual and handler configurations.

Memory Testing

Memory Testing

DDR, LPDDR, eMMC, and NAND devices require sockets that maintain signal integrity at high data rates while handling the mechanical demands of high-volume test environments.

Ironwood’s memory socket variants, including Grypper-based solutions with S21 performance beyond 40 GHz, cover the full range of modern memory package requirements.

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