Antares Advanced Custom Test and Burn-in Socket Technologies is a newly established group located in Phoenix, Arizona featuring a self-contained product design, development, prototyping production and molded product facilities to support the custom electronic packaging needs of the military, medical, automotive, aerospace and telecommunications industries.

Products include socket products for:

• Custom hybrid packages
• Power devices
• Medical "implanted" devices and special medical analysis modules
• Missile, space craft and satellite components
• High frequency devices
• Form-fit-function automotive and commercial electronic devices
• Any non-JEDEC, non-catalog electronic package

Custom Socket Categories:

• Machined Sockets: This is a classic small lot or incremental approach to developing and providing small quantities of custom sockets.
• Though the per-unit cost of machined sockets is significantly higher than production molded sockets it allows a user to avoid mold and other tooling costs until their product and package are truly mature and production ready.
• Machined sockets are principally for handling initial product/package test and burn-in needs.
• Molded Products: When your product is mature and "production ready" it becomes more cost effective to invest in a mold and other tooling to facilitate high volume test and burn-in requirements.
• A Semi-Custom Socket Approach - If your package profile is compatible, Antares will design a socket nest and lid insert that can be installed into one of a family and pre-designed socket base and lid/latch assemblies.

An Antares representative will need the following items when he calls on you to review your test and burn-in socket requirements:

• A drawing (with dimensions and tolerances) of the package(s).
• Sample mechanically "good" packages for our review and study.
• The temperature range the parts will be exposed to.
• Electrical specifications for all socket contacts: voltage, current, electrical signals, ESD issues, etc.
• Will Kelvin leads be required?
• Initial quantities required and the time frame?
• Production quantities ultimately required and the time frame?