Button contacts for liquid nitrogen applications

Author

Almquist, Frank

Author_Institution

IBM Corp., Kingston, NY, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

22-24 May 1989

Firstpage

88

Lastpage

91

Abstract

The development of a prototype high-density connector and cabling technique for use in a liquid nitrogen environment is discussed. The so-called fuzz button and flexible printed cables were selected as the best choice for a hardware combination that must remain compliant at very low temperatures. Test hardware used to make comparison tests at room temperature (298 K) and in liquid nitrogen (77 K) are described. The development of a cable-to-board clamping system that functions in liquid nitrogen is described. Test results for both temperatures and temperature-humidity testing of the button/cable pairs are discussed. General observations on this connector system for applications in liquid nitrogen are given. Work with other interposer types is discussed

Keywords

electric connectors; electronic equipment testing; environmental testing; low-temperature techniques; printed circuit accessories; 298 K; 77 K; button/cable pairs; cable-to-board clamping; connector system; flexible printed cables; fuzz button; liquid N₂ temperature; liquid nitrogen applications; low temperatures; prototype high-density cabling; prototype high-density connector; room temperature; temperature-humidity testing; test hardware; Assembly; Cables; Clamps; Contacts; Flexible printed circuits; Materials testing; Nitrogen; Springs; System testing; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Components Conference, 1989. Proceedings., 39th

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECC.1989.77732

Filename

77732