Low Insertion Force

(hardware)

(LIF) PGA/SPGA sockets with no handle. The integrated circuit is simply pushed into the socket, and levered out to remove. Most motherboard processor sockets are now ZIF rather than LIF.

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According to the company, the MK1011GAH delivers 100GB across two disk platters, utilises the new ATA-7 interface and delivers a data transfer rate of 100MB/s, while its Low Insertion Force (LIF) connector supports the drive's smaller form factor without inhibiting the performance of the hard disk drive to its hosting device, the company claims.

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The most common cause of low insertion force is oversized holes from the drilling and plating operation.

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This design offers sufficient contact deflection in limited space, high contact reliability, and low insertion force. Each facing pair of contacts has four points of contact for increased dependability.

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The symposium will focus on several areas: embedded passives; backplane/connector systems; high-density interconnect substrate enablers; and low inductance, low insertion force connection systems.

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