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  • Micro, Mini, and Nano Product Roundup  

    This week’s Product Roundup highlights Micro, Mini, and Nano solutions from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Micro, Mini, and Nano Bi-Lobe connectors utilize Omnetics rugged and reliable Flex Pin contact system. Spaced on 25 mil (.64 mm) centerlines, they are capable of carrying one amp per contact. Extremely small and lightweight, they exceed the shockRead More

  • September 2026 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. September 2026 Connector Industry News September 2026 Connector Industry News > Event News DigiKey’s annual Back to School Giveaway, which gives U.S. university students a chance to win a $1,000 DigiKey shoppingRead More

News Releases

April 2021 New Connectivity Products

Summary coverage of new-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. April 2021 New Connectivity Products April 2021 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Hirose’s new BK13C Series hybrid FPC-to-board connectors combine a space-saving, low-profile package with high current-carrying capabilities to help OEMs reduce theRead More

March 2021 Connector Industry News II

Summary coverage of upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. March 2021 Connector Industry News II March 2021 Connector Industry News II > Event News Phoenix Contact’s Dialog Days live digital conference and exhibition will take place April 12–16.Read More

High-Tech Women Strengthen the Electronics Industry

Including women in tech workplaces increases innovation, operations, and profits. Organizations like Women in Electronics are working to close the gender gap. Despite years of conversation about the value women bring to the technology fields, men continue to significantly outnumber women in software, hardware, education, and leadership roles. Women represent 47% of all employed adultsRead More

March 2021 New Connectivity Products II

Summary coverage of new-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. March 2021 New Connectivity Products II March 2021 New Connectivity Products II > Interconnects, etc. Stewart Connector released new Category 8.1 RJ45 Punch-Down Plugs that support 25Gb/s and 40Gb/s Ethernet transmission speeds over balanced, twisted-pair copperRead More

Electronics Industry Loses a Champion in Paul Andrews

Connector Supplier remembers Paul Andrews, TTI’s founder and CEO, who had a wide-ranging impact on the electronics industry, from distribution to education. Apple famously started in a garage. But Paul Andrews did it first. In 1971, Andrews started an electronics distribution company, Tex-Tronics, in his garage in Austin, Texas. Under his energetic guidance, that humbleRead More

March 2021 Connector Industry News

Summary coverage of upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. March 2021 Connector Industry News March 2021 Connector Industry News > Event News  TTI, Inc. is showcasing several new electronic component technologies for both EV work trucks and electrificationRead More

March 2021 New Connectivity Products

Summary coverage of new-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. March 2021 New Connectivity Products March 2021 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. GCT added two new six-pin, charging-only USB Type-C connectors to its ionex line of cost-effective USB Type-C charging solutions, which isRead More

February 2021 Connector Industry News

Summary coverage of upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. February 2021 Connector Industry News February 2021 Connector Industry News > Event News  Molex and element14 are hosting a free webinar about how industry 4.0 and the IIoT areRead More

February 2021 New Connectivity Products

Summary coverage of new-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. February 2021 New Connectivity Products February 2021 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Weidmüller’s new OMNIMATE 4.0 connectors have a compact and lightweight modular building block design that supports extensive customization, data, signal, andRead More

January 2021 Connector Industry News

Summary coverage of upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. January 2021 Connector Industry News January 2021 Connector Industry News > Event News Hirose is showcasing four new connector products optimized for consumer electronics at CES 2021. The new FH72Read More

January 2021 New Connectivity Products

Summary coverage of new-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. January 2021 New Connectivity Products January 2021 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. GCT released two new USB-A connectors with improved durability, enhanced retention force, and higher-than-standard current ratings for use in fast-charging, high-mating-cycleRead More

December 2020 Connector Industry News

Summary coverage of upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. December 2020 Connector Industry News December 2020 Connector Industry News > Event News  TE Connectivity is presenting a new Tech Talk, “Meeting Multiple Design Challenges with a Single Connection”Read More

Analysis of the World’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers
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