Ironwood Electronics has announced an adapter that converts a surface-mount socket for a BGA252 device into a through-hole socket. The adapter supports a 17 × 17 mm IC package with a 20 × 20 array and 0.8 mm pitch.
Gold-plated pins provide the through-hole interface, allowing the socket-and-adapter assembly to be soldered into a PCB or plugged into a receptacle. This provides two board-connection options for a socket originally designed for surface mounting.