ConnectFlex™ Interposers

ConnectFlex Interconnects ConnectFlex brand interposers are based on patented technology that enables electrically transparent temporary connection between chips and test equipment. ConnectFlex advantages over competing technologies include better electrical characteristics--such as lower capacitance and inductance--and better current carrying capacity. These characteristics enable test engineers to get a clearer picture of the performance of the chip being tested--particularly with chips that operate at higher frequencies and with chips that carry more current, such as power-management chips. ConnectFlex also enables more accurate testing, and better yields in production.

Diagram of a ConnectFlex interposer with a cross sectional view
ConnectFlex Interposercross sectional drawing of Interposer
ConnectFlex Cross Sectional View
(Approximately 76 times actual size.)
interposers
Specifications:
Bandwidth <-1dB through 40GHz
Inductance Self: 0.11 nH
Mutual: 0.015 nH
Capacitance Mutual: 0.028 pF
Contact DC Resistance <50mOhms
Current Carrying
Capabilities
>5 Amps per pin
Environmental -40 C to 155 C
Typical Contact Force 15-25 grams per pin
Electrical Contact <.011"
Contact Compliance <.003"
Sources: Giga Test labs and GateWave Northern, Inc.