Signal Integrity

We have continued to distinguish ourselves by advancing the industry’s understanding of how probe design actually influences signal integrity. With world-renowned experts in signal integrity on our staff, our socket designs are an expression of the optimum balance between mechanical and electrical considerations.

As we analyze your application, we will suggest the probe that both meets your pitch specifications as well as your signal speed requirements. By utilizing state-of-the-art ADS simulation software, an Agilent network analyzer,and a Momentum Full Field Solver, we are able to accurately characterize probe performance for a variety of different return path configurations.
 

Signal integrity expertise …what it means to you.

When you submit a request for quote to us, you will notice that we speak a different language…yours. Because we understand your electrical needs better, we communicate better. We make it our job to know exactly how you’re going to use our design.Through this understanding we are able to focus not solely on the signal integrity of the probe, but on the entire socket solution.

One of the reasons we are able to speak your language is because we have invested extensive time and money into understanding the true applications of semiconductor test. Our Quality Test and R&D lab allows us the capability to run typical life cycle and resistance tests, and to developed tests and equipment to replicate the true application environment.

For example, we designed andbuilt what we refer to as the HST (Handler SimulationTester). Conventional lifecycle tests actuate the probes against the same point on a gold surface repeatedly. However, our HST system utilizes a programmable XY table to deliverthe probe to a fresh contact point each cycle and can even introduce a small amount of scrub to the test. Adding to the realism of the test, contact is not made with a traditional gold plate but instead with a variety of real-world solder coupons, including Sn, SnPb, and SnAgCu.