CUSTOM TEST SOCKET DESIGN

Push the limits of what you can expect with a custom test socket design. Our custom test sockets and lids are designed and built from the ground up to accomplish what off-the-shelf sockets can’t.

CUSTOM TEST SOCKET DESIGN OPTIONS

Custom test sockets offer the most flexibility to design, material, interface types, and accessibility to your DUT/UUT. The example below shows a variety of design options that can be applied to most socket orders. Discuss what design options are available for your next project with an RTI engineer today.

Built From Scratch: RTI’s Custom Test Sockets are Designed to Your Device and Environment

We build custom test socket designs for complex UUTs (units under test) and custom DUTs (device under test). Our custom sockets are ideal for applications where socket design and test requirements are not met by standard off-the-shelf solutions. This includes, but is not limited to burn-in, failure analysis, high current, high performance, temperature testing, RF characterization, and more.

We build high-performance and reliable sockets designed for your DUT or UUT and test applications. Custom pogo pins, stamped gold contacts, Silmat(TM), and elastomeric contact sets may be developed for specialized applications. We have various design options from custom footprints to low-profile, contacts on any side of your device to interfaces with auto-handlers, open socket bases to open lids, and more.

Mounting Footprint

  • Designed for compatibility with your existing DUT boards
  • Alignment and mounting features match your DUT board or ATE auto-handler load board
  • Clearances and keep out areas both in the socket body and area surrounding the test socket
  • Compression and through hole mounting available
  • Pitch translation interposers integrated into the socket or lid to meet specific pinouts
  • Custom sized test sockets for use with a forced air thermal head or where physical space is limited

Contact Methods

  • Numerous contact styles available including pogo pin, elastomer, receptacle,  and high-speed connectors
  • Contact all faces of your DUT, including the sides with horizontally loaded pogo pins
  • Multiple pin types can be used in the same test socket
  • High force contacts for lead-free packages
  • High Speed / low inductance for 5G and IoT applications
  • Multi-site test sockets accept multiple packages with the same or different footprints

Test Requirements

  • Temperature control at the device level using built in Ni and Cu heatsinks and heater blocks
  • Physical and optical access to specific areas of your DUT
  • Kelvin contacts, coaxial contacts, and low-inductance contacts for RF characterization & test
  • Topside device access to the backside of a package
  • Very high temperature, high current, and high humidity materials available
  • Low force contacts for fragile devices

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