SSM .100' (2.54mm) Tiger Claw™ SMT Socket Strips Samtec SSM .100' (2.54mm) Tiger Claw™ Surface Mount Socket Strips are board-to-board connectors in a variety of densities, stack heights, and orientations. The SSM series features Tiger Claw™ contacts providing an ultra-low profile and dual wipe capability with pass-through functionality. The contact in the square post sockets allows for the long terminal strip pins to pass through the socket and PCB to another socket. This feature allows for space savings, routing flexibility, and fewer connectors. The highly reliable, rugged sockets are available in vertical and right-angle orientations which have passed 10 years in mixed flowing gas (MFG) environments. Popular mating connectors of the SSM series are the TSW, TSM, MTSW, DW, ZW, and HW series.