IC Component Sockets : Wiley-Interscience : 9780471460503 : 0471460508 : 16 Apr 2004 : A broad and practical reference to IC socket technology 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. Topics of interest include: * Socket design and contact technologies * Performance characteristics and material properties * Contact failure modes and mechanisms * Qualification testing conditions * Qualification sequences and setup * IEEE