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Adapters & Sockets for Product Life-Cycle Management - Extending the Life of Your Product

From Ironwood Electronics, Inc.
 

 

For today's electronic module and equipment designer, product life-cycle management has become an increasingly important competitive consideration for initial product design as it relates to both ongoing manufacturing and to end-use customer application. The high rate of change in the packaging or obsolescence of IC's along with pressure to add new functions gives product managers for electronics a whole new challenge. There are two ways to leverage the investment - get to market sooner and keep the electronic module in production longer by managing the availability and new function turmoil.


Products & Services
IC package converters and adapters are electronic interconnect devices that are used to interface different types of integrated circuit (IC) sockets. Search by Specification | Learn more about IC Package Converters and Adapters
IC pin probes are used to test integrated circuits (ICs). Search by Specification | Learn more about IC Pin Probes
Flexible circuits use polyimide films and other foldable substrates to meet the requirements of complex electronic manufacturing applications. Search by Specification | Learn more about Flexible Circuits
PCB pins and PCB receptacles are electronic interconnect devices for printed circuit boards (PCB). PCB pins are male connectors. PCB receptacles are female connectors. Search by Specification | Learn more about PCB Pins and Receptacles
IC sockets and headers are board-mounted female connectors that serve as carriers for integrated circuit (IC) chips. Search by Specification | Learn more about IC Sockets and Headers

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