IC Component Sockets

A broad and practical reference to IC socket technology<br /> <br /> The first and only comprehensive resource on IC (Integrated Circuit) socket technology, IC Component Sockets offers a complete overview of socket technology and design in order to provide engineers and their managers with a good understanding of these specialized technologies and the processes for evaluating them. The authors, both acknowledged experts in the field, address all relevant aspects of the subject-including materials, design, performance characteristics, failure modes and mechanisms, and qualification and reliability assessment-with emphasis on the technology’s inherent advantages and challenges.<br /> <br /> Topics of interest include:<br /> * Socket design and contact technologies<br /> * Performance characteristics and material properties<br /> * Contact failure modes and mechanisms<br /> * Qualification testing conditions<br /> * Qualification sequences and setup <br /> * IEEE prediction methodology<br /> * Theoretical calculation of contact reliability<br /> <br /> <br /> Including a list of standards and specifications, this book is an important and timely resource for today’s electronics engineers concerned with evaluating and perfecting socket design, manufacture, and use.