IC Sockets & Adapters

Board-to-board connectors in elastomer, spring pin, and pin-clip technologies running up to 94 GHz in a compact footprint, with laser-and-laminate construction for fast prototype and production turnarounds without hard tooling.

Three contact technologies cover the board-to-board interconnect range.

Elastomer connectors provide extremely short electrical paths with low inductance and excellent compliance, making them ideal for very high-speed and fine-pitch applications where conventional connectors become mechanically or electrically limiting.

They hit the highest bandwidth at 94 GHz, with silver particles in silicon column buttons embedded in a non-conductive polymer substrate for two-sided compliance, <30 mΩ contact resistance, and -55°C to +160°C operating range. Laser-cut footprints span 0.2mm to 1.27mm pitch, with coaxial configurations for impedance matching and support for both board-to-board and flex-to-board layouts.

Spring pin connectors run heights from 1mm to 5mm across 0.3mm to 1.27mm pitch, with stamped or precision screw-machined contacts in laser-cut, laminated housings that allow custom contact placement without hard tooling. Each pin carries up to 8A at <30 mΩ contact resistance, operating from -55°C to +180°C.

Pin-clip (male/female) connectors mate and unmate between mother and daughter boards with gold-plated surfaces, a 4.5mm electrical path from male pin top to female solder ball, and half the mating force of conventional connectors. Available at 1mm and 0.8mm pitch in lead and lead-free solder ball types, qualified to MIL-STD environmental tests for automotive, military, communication, and industrial applications.