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F.A.Q.
What does Ardent Concepts do?
What is the RC Spring Probe™
Connector made of?
What is the contact design?
What are the insulators made
of?
What is the number of points
you are capable of?
What is the contact interface
geometry?
Why is the RC Spring Probe™
Connector better than conductive rubber?
Why is RC Spring Probe™
Connector better than pogo pins?
What install base do you have
so far?
What is the resistance and
cycle life for the RC Spring Probe™?
What is the plating of the
RC Spring Probe™?
What is the current carrying
capacity of the RC Spring Probe™?
A:
Our firm is an customer
spring loaded connector company. We have proprietary
contact technology and supply compliant interconnect
interfaces to the semiconductor manufacturing
industry and the connector market at large.
Our products offer some very compelling electrical
characteristics that are extremely well suited
for IC characterization and testing. We also
build custom interfaces for a range of interconnect
requirements.
A:
This all metal, discrete node compression
mount contact is made from a number of different
materials and platings based on the particular
applications. Some examples of materials used
include Beryllium Copper, Paliney and Stainless
Steel.
A:
The RC Spring Probe™ design is a suite
of proprietary wire forms. The concept is
of an offset torsion spring coil that does
not act like a coil inductor. In fact, as
the coils rub on each other, they short electrically,
resulting in an extremely short signal path.
Our contact design is highly scalable, with
varying pitch, travel, force and free length.
A:
Various forms of thermally stable plastic,
including Torlon, Vespel and Ultem.
| Q:
What is the number of points you are
capable of? |
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A:
We can design and build high node count interposer
systems for many applications. Due to the
low force required of our system, extremely
high node count connectors and sockets are
possible.
A:
A trimmed wire end .002"-.003"
in diameter
on the board side. A variety of tip interfaces
are possible on the dynamic side, from four
point crowns to reduced crowns to bullet
spears.
| Q:
Why is the RC Spring Probe™ Connector
better than conductive rubber? |
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A:
Less force, no memory, high cycle life, discrete
contacts. In many cases, better electrical
properties.
| Q:
Why is the RC Spring Probe™ Connector
better than pogo pins? |
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A:
Better electrical properties, more readily
scalable, tighter pitch capability, and lower
cost.
A:
Ardent products
are used worldwide by some of the largest
semiconductor producers. Our products are
also used in a large number of RF Area Array
applications, military spec applications,
and high volume interposer systems.
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What is the relationship between resistance
and cycle life for the RC Spring Probe™? |
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A:
Please see an example of one force deflection
resistance (FvDvR) Curve
here
| Q:
What is the plating of the RC Spring
Probe™? |
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A:
In most cases, hard gold over nickel is the
primary plating. We also have specialty plating
available for specific applications, and semi-precious
versions which do not require plating.
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What is the
current carrying capacity of the RC
Spring Probe™? |
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A:
1 to 5 AMPs, depending
on pitch.
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Ardent
Concepts is focused on helping clients improve electrical
efficiencies and reduce costs with innovative spring
loaded connector and test socket designs. We design
and build custom and off-the-shelf compression mount
connectors and test sockets for customers around the
world using patented RC
Spring Probe™
technology. Industries served include the semiconductor,
medical device, military and industrial design sectors.
Multi-GHz
RC Spring Probe™ Technology is more robust, more
scalable and less expensive than legacy solutions like
barrel spring pins or conductive elastomerics. Spring
Loaded Connectors
and Test Sockets with RC Spring Probe™ technology
offer the best possible electrical performance for an
all metal-solution, making them the preferred discrete-node
alternative to expensive "pogo" style pins.
With pitch capability down as low as .3mm and force
per node as low as 5 grams, massively parallel interfaces
are possible without massive force.
If you
have used traditional spring pin, spring probe, or spring
loaded connectors for your application, RC Spring Probe™
technology is a clear alternative. Custom Spring Loaded
Connectors, PCB interfaces, IC Test Sockets and Device
Fixtures are all possible with short lead times from
Ardent Concepts.
Ardent
Concepts, Inc. - Providing reliable spring loaded connector
performance from development to production.
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