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  • Connectors for Lighting Product Roundup  

    This week’s Product Roundup highlights connectors for lighting from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Connectors for lighting Lumberg’s RAST 2.5 connectors for direct mating with insulation displacement technology (IDT) are available with or without keying rib and closed sides for individual conductors. Daisy chain is possible. They are widely utilized in modern LED lighting, automotiveRead More

  • November 2026 New Connectivity Products 

    New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. November 2026 New Connectivity Products  November 2026 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Samtec Inc. announced a new connector portfolio designed for the SGeT oHFM.c standard and based on Samtec’s proven AcceleRate® HD and AcceleRate® HP high-density, high-performance product families. oHFM™, or Open Harmonized FPGA Module, is the world’sRead More

News Releases

October 2024 Connector Industry News

Upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. October 2024 Connector Industry News October 2024 Connector Industry News > Event News DigiKey’s popular Back2School Prize Giveaway offers college students a chance to win DigiKey store credit to purchase products forRead More

SPE Connectors Product Roundup  

This week’s Product Roundup highlights SPE (single-pair Ethernet) connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. SPE (single-pair Ethernet) connectors As part of the SPE Industrial Partner Network, KYOCERA AVX offers SPE products that meet the standards according to IEC 63171-6 and IEEE 802.3. As the Industrial Ethernet market continues to grow, designers continue to lookRead More

October 2024 New Connectivity Products 

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. October 2024 New Connectivity Products October 2024 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. TE Connectivity’s Aerospace, Defense, & Marine engineering team spent two years developing a next-generation VPX connector to meet the defense industry’s increasing requirements for connectivity and bandwidth. Their hard work has paid off: TE’sRead More

Connectors for Home Appliances & Consumer Electronics Product Roundup  

This week’s Product Roundup highlights connectors for home appliances from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Connectors for Home Appliances The JF08 Series of complete harness assemblies from JAE uses a flat flexible cable (FFC) compatible with high-speed differential signals commonly used in consumer devices to interface with LCD/OLED displays, camera modules, and various I/O daughterboards.Read More

VG-Approved Connectors Product Roundup 

This week’s Product Roundup highlights VG-approved connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. VG-approved connectors The JK06 Series from JAE is a waterproof circular connector developed for railway vehicles and related electronic equipment worldwide. The JK06 Series is designed in accordance with the VG95234, the German circular connector specification. VG95234 connectors are popular for railwayRead More

Sept 2024 Connector Industry News  

Upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. Sept 2024 Connector Industry News   Sept 2024 Connector Industry News > Event News  More than 230 students from 31 universities in seven countries were challenged to showcase the power of artificial intelligenceRead More

Medical Connectors Product Roundup  

This week’s Product Roundup highlights medical connectors from leading suppliers. Medical connectors Avnet supplies the full range of Molex fiber optic connectors and adapters that provide customers with a wide range of design, manufacturing, and value-added service for the medical market. From small form factor and industrial versions to outdoor, ultra-bend, and MTP/MPO data centerRead More

Sept 2024 New Connectivity Products 

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. Sept 2024 New Connectivity Products  Sept 2024 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Hirose’s high-voltage wire-to-board (WTB) connector offering now includes the ZG05HV Series,  a high-heat-resistant version with a space-saving design. The ZG05HV Series WTB connector supports applications up to 125 °C, making it ideal for automotiveRead More

ATEX-approved Interconnects Product Roundup  

This week’s Product Roundup highlights ATEX-approved interconnects from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. ATEX-approved Interconnects The new Broadcom ACNV260E, available from Avnet, is an optically coupled gate that combines an AlGaAs light emitting diode and an integrated photo detector in a widebody package. ACNV260E is designed and manufactured to comply with EN60079-11 ATEX and IECEx.Read More

August 2024 Connector Industry News

Upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. August 2024 Connector Industry News August 2024 Connector Industry News > Event News Registration is now open for the 73rd annual IWCS Cable & Connectivity Industry Forum, the premier technology event forRead More

USCAR Connectors Product Roundup  

This week’s Product Roundup highlights USCAR connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. USCAR connectors Avnet’s Mini50 receptacles from Molex achieve 50% space savings over traditional USCAR 0.64 mm connectors. These single- and dual-row receptacles have smaller terminals to fit more low-current electrical circuits in interior vehicle environments. FlexFast FPC-to-board connector from Amphenol Communications SolutionsRead More

August 2024 New Connectivity Products

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. August 2024 New Connectivity Products  August 2024 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Hirose Electric’s newly developed BM54 Series board-to-board connector combines floating functionality and miniature size to meet automotive specifications. The BM54 Series takes compact design further with the world’s smallest width class for its category.Read More

Analysis of the World’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers
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