News Release from: Advanced Interconnections Corp
Subject: Image sensor sockets
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 December 2004

Sockets save sensors from assembly damage

A new line of image sensor sockets is designed to reduce costs by protecting valuable image sensors from damage during board assembly and processing.

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A new line of image sensor sockets is designed to reduce costs by protecting valuable image sensors from damage during board assembly and processing. Standard, footprint-specific and custom configurations are available for virtually any application from scanners to security systems to satellite imaging. As with any sockets from Advanced, this new line features high quality screw-machined terminals and multifingered contacts for long-term durability in even the most demanding applications.

Standard sockets are available in FR-4 insulators in through-hole and surface mount designs.

Other options include moulded or Peel-A-Way insulators and lead-free designs.

Benefits of using an image sensor socket include: protecting sensor performance by inserting after the reflow soldering process; eliminating the chance for damage to valuable sensors during board assembly caused by prolonged exposure to heat and errant solder flux on glass components; reduced costs by eliminating the need for glass cleaning operations; and the ability to plan for device shortages or future upgrades by designing a socket onto the board.

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