No socket company has yet been successful in
 designing a production socket for BGA devices
 where the devices are terminated in "standard"
 63/37 BGA balls.
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> From:         Jerry Margeson[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     DesignerCouncil E-Mail Forum.;Jerry Margeson
> Sent:         Tuesday, December 15, 1998 11:56 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [DC] BGA Socket
>
> Both Aries "http://www.arieselec.com"
> and Advanced Interconnections "http://www.advintcorp.com"
> carry BGA sockets.
>
> At 07:56 AM 12/15/1998 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hello:
> >
> >Am looking for a surface mount socket that will hold a 352 pin BGA 0.050
> in.
> >(1.27mm) pitch.  Prefer
> >not to have to solder the BGA to anything.
> >
> >Thanks in advance:
> >
> >Larry L. Pucket
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