BGA Socket Ensures No Performance Loss

Supporting 27 mm x 27 mm, 1-mm pitch BGA packages on any PCB without significant performance loss, the SG-BGA-6346 operates at bandwidths up to 8 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The component dissipates 4.5W with passive heat sinking and up to 40W with active sinking. Contact resistance is 20 m? per pin. Other features include a temperature range from -35°C to +100°C, pin self inductance of 0.15 nH, mutual inductance of 0.025 nH, capacitance to ground of 0.01 pF, and a current rating of 2A per pin. Price is $807 each. IRONWOOD ELECTRONICS, Burnsville, MN. (800) 404-0204.