YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS Deutschland GmbH

FPC/FFC Test Sockets – Made in Germany

The new FPC/FFC test sockets from Yamaichi Electronics are developed and qualified in Munich and produced in its own production site in Frankfurt (Oder). This guarantees the fast implementation of all individual customer requirements. The high level of vertical integration enables top quality with short lead times.

Test without a trace
The probe pins only touch the material at a tiny point and only apply enough pressure to make a secure connection, but the material will not be deformed. The vertical placement of the pins causes no scratches, furrows or grooves and the Device under Test (DuT) leaves the test socket almost without trace.

From 0.3 mm Pitch
More and more contacts in less and less space require the highest degree of precision. Yamaichi Electronics specialises in high-precision test solutions and offers test sockets from a pitch of 0.3 mm in the highest material and production quality.

Best Materials
Yamaichi Electronics uses only high quality materials for its test sockets. The housings are made of PEEK and anodised aluminum. The individually tested probe pins are made of a beryllium copper alloy coated with nickel and gold. For special requirements also pins with other surfaces can be used.

Extremely durable
Yamaichi Electronics guarantees up to 50,000 mating cycles for each FPC/FFC test socket. The test sockets are adapted to the customer needs. Upon request, the right PCB is delivered as well.

The M2M modules can manage global positioning and data transmission in industrial, consumer and automotive products.  For testing such modules, Yamaichi Electronics developed a test contactor solution within the YED274 series. The contactor is individually modified for the different M2M module outlines and can be used for applications like

• evaluation bench tests,
• reliability test from -50°C up to 150°C.

Through Yamaichi Electronics´ experience in developing test & burn-in sockets, the opening and closing mechanism is designed for easy handling. The socket is designed with compression mount technology, therefore no soldering is needed. Selected materials like aircraft aluminum, PEEK and ceramic PEEK make the socket robust.

Reliable Probe Pin Technology 

Most of the M2M modules have gold pads as contacting surface. The best contact technology for such surface areas are fine pitch probe pins. The pins, known from semiconductor testing, have a long life time of more than 500k mechanical cycles.* 

For contacting the module pads, a conical type plunger tip is commonly used. By using such a tip it can be assured that only a very small witness mark is formed on the module contact pad. The fine-pitch pins are available for pitches starting from 0.3mm. There are also Kelvin type pins available. 

*) The life time cycle may vary according to the usage of the pins in harsh environment, at high temperature or on contact surfaces other than gold. Please contact Yamaichi Electronics for more details. 

About Yamaichi Electronics 

Yamaichi Electronics is a market leader for Test & Burn-In sockets, connectors and connection systems. Their reliability and functional dependability are absolutely essential for the success of the overall project. Yamaichi Electronics established themselves on the world market very quickly as a manufacturer of high-quality, reliable components for demanding applications in various markets and applications: semiconductor, automotive, medical, telecom/datacom, industrial automation, mobile computing, mobile phones, GPS systems, consumer, and many more. 

Yamaichi Electronics Deutschland GmbH 

Concorpark, Bahnhofstr. 20, 85609 Aschheim-Dornach, Germany 

Tel. +49 (0)89 – 4 51 09-0 

Fax: +49 (0)89 – 4 51 09-110 

info-de@yamaichi.eu

www.yamaichi.eu

Munich, February 2017 – Yamaichi Electronics has developed a new test adapter for the SMARC computer-on-module standard. It realises the perfect alignment of the contacts and allows for 100% contacting reliablity. Due to the use of spring probe pins very high contact cycles can be reached.

SMARC stands for Smart Mobility ARChitecture. It is a specification published by the Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies e.V. (SGET) for computer-on-modules (CoMs). Its advantage is the low power consumption of the modules due to the implemetation of ARM or other low-power processors.

Yamaichi Electronics´ SMARC test adapter is a performance controlled system according to the SGET SMARC specification. It is durable and highly reliable as a contact system. As it is volume test ready it can increase the test output considerably. Thus it reduces the cost per tested module. Furthermore its operation is easy and secure.

This test adapter within the YED900 series of Yamaichi Electronics´ test adapter series can be used for applications like

• evaluation bench tests and
• reliability tests from -50°C up to +150°C

The socket is designed with compression mount technology (CMT), therefore no soldering is needed. Selected materials like aircraft aluminum, PEEK and ceramic PEEK make the adapter robust. The test adapter can be used as “plug and play” suitable test vehicle.

Reliable Probe Pin Technology
SMARC modules have gold pads as contacting surface. The best contact technology for such surface areas are fine pitch probe pins. The pins, known from semiconductor testing, have a very long life time. The life time for the SMARC test adapter is specified up to 50k mechanical cycles.

For contacting the module pads, a conical type plunger tip is commonly used. By using such a tip it can be assured that only a very small witness mark is formed on the module contact pad. The fine-pitch pins are available for pitches starting from 0.3mm. There are also Kelvin type pins available.