RJ45 Modular Plugs for Large Diameter Cables Stewart Connector, a division of Bel Fuse Inc., released a large-diameter Category 6a 8P8C modular plug (SS-39200-027). The new RJ45 plugs are the latest addition to Stewart Connector’s extensive portfolio of connectors designed to support Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T) and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBase-T) transfer rates, along with PoERead More
Apple iOS in The Car Apple announced during its developer’s conference last week that an “iOS in the car” program that will essentially integrate select iOS apps into the vehicle dashboards of participating automakers. Apple’s Eddy Cue explained that cars running the program will be available starting next year, and automakers supporting the effort includeRead More
Manufacturers face a variety of challenges when it comes to their aftermarket supply chain and how to improve basic customer service. Lalit Wadhwa, senior vice president, global supply chain operations at Avnet Electronics Marketing, will address those issues as a keynote presenter during the upcoming Next Generation Interlog 2013 Conference. The Next Generation Interlog 2013Read More
Apple iPhone 6 Rumors Apple’s iPhone 5S or iPhone 6, depending on which name the firm chooses, is arguably the most hotly anticipated smartphone of the year, and will signal Apple looking to steal back marketshare from the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy S4. Since the launch of the iPhone 5, rumors about its successor haveRead More
Samtec’s Edge Rate Contact System Optimizes Signal Integrity Samtec’s Edge Rate contact system is optimized for signal integrity performance in high-speed and multi-cycle applications. This system offers many advantages over stamped contacts and is available in various interconnects and cable assemblies with a choice of pitch, orientation, and ruggedizing options. The smooth, broad, milled matingRead More
June 2013 – Pasternack’s new line of SMA and N-Type test cables are ideal for test applications requiring low insertion loss and operating frequencies up to 26.5 GHz.
Temp-Flex MediSpec High-Density Micro-Ribbon Cables are ideal for invasive and implantable medical applications. With precise electrical length-matching capability in a compact size, they achieve high-density, long-length, precise signal transmission, and reduce costs on invasive and implantable medical equipment by replacing individual primary wires and flexible circuits with ribbonized parallel wires. The adjacent, parallel wires areRead More
June 2013 – B&B Electronics iMcV-Giga FiberLinX-III securely transmits data from end to end over fiber (up to 100Km), well beyond copper’s distance limitation (328 ft. or 100m).
June 2013 – Hitachi assemblies utilize SMPTE 304m-compliant connectors and have a rugged construction.
June 11, 2013 – The name Weller has long stood for innovative solutions in soldering. Recently, it published this list of suggestions for the care and use of soldering tips, to prolong the tips’ lives and maintain superior performance.
It is important that network designers and operators fully understand the fiber types and technologies available in order to make informed choices and select the correct fiber and interconnect technology.
To address the challenges of cabling and system power, many data centers are considering copper cable assemblies, as recent advances make them viable options for high-speed applications. How far the bandwidth can be pushed is unknown, but 25 Gb/s channels offer potential game-changing solutions.
