Socket Houses 0.5-mm BGAs In Automotive Environments

A high-performance socket, the SFS-BGA104A-52, allows 0.5-mm-pitch, 8 x 8-mm body, and 15 x 15-array BGA devices to be socketed and to operate without sacrificing performance in demanding automotive applications. The Giga-snaP BGA SMT adapter pair consists of the SFS-BGA104A-52, which is a female socket with machined pins and sleeve spring, into an assembly that matches the male-pin LSS-BGA104A-51. The RoHS-compliant SFS-BGA104A-52 is soldered to a PCB using standard RoHS soldering methods. Both adapters are constructed with high temperature Torlon 5530 material, assuring a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) match with target PCBs. The LSS-BGA104A-51 BGA adapter, to which the user attaches a target 104-ball BGA chip, is plugged into the female socket on the board. The 0.5mm Giga-snaP BGA SMT Adapter line is available in many different pin counts and customs can be delivered in days. Pricing for SFS-BGA104A-52 is $282 each and LSS-BGA104A-51 is $139 each, both for single quantities. IRONWOOD ELECTRONICS, Burnsville, MN. (952) 229-8200.