ARIES ELECTRONICS / LARSEN ASSOCIATES
Chip Scale Test & Burn-In Sockets Test & Burn-In of Any SMT Device! CSP BGA LGA QFN DSP SRAM DRAM Flash Devices, etc.
"Aries, the world leader in Spring Probe Test & Burn-In Socket Technology"
Aries makes an unlimited variety of machined RF High Frequency Test sockets to suit your needs, utilizing spring probes, elastomerics, strip and Kapton contacts for manual and automated test plus Kelvin. BGA, LGA, QFN, CSP Any Surface mount smt IC Chip device.
Shown are fully machined socket variations with spring probe contacts up to 18 GHz at -1db. 500,000 cycle insertion life. Replaceable interposer with probes.

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Shown are stip contacts and Kapton contacts in a machined hinged lid socket. Any footprint andy hold down and alignment pattern can be accommodated.
Shown are Aries Microstrip contacts. Shown a set of 4 replaceable contact banks in a typical hinged lid socket. up to 16 GHz at -1db.
Shown are Aries RF interposer Kapton contacts up to 40GHz at -1db.
Shown a top access test socket with a screw down lid. This can be spring probes, Kapton, stip contacts or whatever you require.
Shown is a socket with a typical cooler / heater head. Aries can supply the complete socket and heater / cooler or make a socket to fit your or any heater / cooler test head.
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RF INTERPOSER
Signal Path Length: as short as 0.011"
Operating Temperature: -55°C to +150°C
Insertions: >50,000
Self-Inductance: 0.09nH
Bandwidth: 40GHz at -1dB
Contact Resistance: <40 milliohms		 RF MICROSTRIP™ CONTACT
Signal Path Length: 0.005" and 0.007"
Operating Temperature: -55°C to +150°C
Insertions: 500,000
Self-Inductance: 0.01nH
Bandwidth: 16GHz at -1dB (0.50mm pitch)
Contact Resistance: <70 milliohms
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RF CENTER PROBE™ CONTACT
Signal Path Length: as short as 0.077"
Operating Temperature: -55°C to +150°C
Insertions: >500,000
Self-Inductance: 0.51nH
Bandwidth: 18.0GHz at -1dB (0.5mm pitch)
Contact Resistance: <70 milliohms
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