Adapter Enables BGA Debugging On Rear Side Of PC Boards

The BGA Flip Adapter enables designers to run their emulator or signal access adapters through the rear side of the pc board while disabling the processor circuit soldered to the front side of the board. The adapter mirrors a BGA’s signals on the rear side, providing signal access and the same physical pad layout that exists on the front side. It allows the main processor to stay intact and soldered to the front side of the pc board throughout the hardware and debug phase of the design process. Users must extend the pads of the BGA through to the rear of the board during the design phase and arrange for tri-stating of the processor to use the adapter.