Booth #914

Hampton Beach, NH USA phone: 603-926-2517 fax: 603-926-2518 www.ardentconcepts.com

Ardent Concepts is an innovative interconnect solutions firm with a passion for pushing the boundries of electrical connector performance. Utilizing high performance contact technology like the patented RC Springprobe^TM and RC Scrub-R^TM compliant probes, Ardent offers high-density, tight-pitch connectors, sockets and interposers which provide exceptional AC performance, long life and lower overall cost. Our connector products are custom designed to your specifications, and meet the signal integrity needs of today's applications and beyond.

The patented RC Springprobe^TM compliant contact technology is capable of the highest loop through bandwidth of any all-metal, area array contact (Up to 37 GHz at -1dB). RC Springprobe^TM connectors, interposer, and test sockets are available for requirements with a center-to-center pitch of .4mm or greater. RC Springprobe^TM technology is an excellent alternative to pogo pins or conductive elastomers for contacting most package designs and high node count arrays. Test socket and compliant interposers designed for tight-pitch area array and high-node count requirements are available.

The patented RC Scrub-R^TM compliant contact technology utilizes state of the art semi-precious contact technology, allowing for consistent DC resistance, long life, and exceptional AC performance. Designed to withstand over 100,000 insertions with no maintenance intervals, RC Scrub-R^TM test sockets can be refurbished quickly and easily in the field, and are more cost effective than traditional offset test socket solutions. RC Scrub-R^TM sockets and contactors are available for chipscale® packages as small as 1mm x 1mm with a pitch capability of .5mm.

Ardent's new, High Frequency (multi-GHz) flex-to-board connector system provides high reliability mating for tight-pitch flex circuit assemblies in a solderless solution with extremely low z-heights.

The RC Scrub-R^TM Flex Connector is easy to install and replace, handles high temperatures, and provides consistent DC resistance. With RC Scrub-R^TM technology, 50 ohm connections can be made between boards via flex circuit without the use of co-ax cables, and in a smaller footprint than ever before.