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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

Headliners

Heilind Now Stocks TE’s ITB Card-Edge Connector

Heilind Now Stocks TE’s ITB Card-Edge Connector Heilind Electronics now stocks TE Connectivity’s inverted thru-board (ITB) card-edge connector, which provides a direct power connection between driver boards and the underside of LED array boards. This surface-mounted connector was developed for LED lighting applications and other devices to provide a cableless, space-saving power connection between aRead More

Molex Showcases High-Speed Solutions at ECOC 2013

Molex Showcases High-Speed Solutions at ECOC 2013 Molex will demonstrate a complete end-to-end 100G link operating at 25.78 Gb/s per lane during this year’s European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC), which will be held at ICC London ExCel, September 22-26. The demonstration will showcase Molex PSM4 (Parallel Single Mode Quad 4) Active OpticalRead More

TE CLOUDSPLITTER System

TE CLOUDSPLITTER System TE Connectivity (TE) has developed the CLOUDSPLITTER connector system, a single-cable solution for powered devices that delivers Cat5e performance and up to 250 watts of power over a single cable. The eight-position RJ45 jack is surface-mountable and includes integrated LED indicator lights. The jack accepts CLOUDSPLITTER or standard RJ45 shielded plugs andRead More

HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.0 of the HDMI Specification

HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.0 of the HDMI Specification HDMI Forum announced the release of Version 2.0 of the HDMI specification. This latest HDMI specification, the first to be developed by the HDMI Forum, offers a significant increase in bandwidth (up to 18Gb/s) to support new features such as 4K@50/60 (2160p), which is four timesRead More

Emerson Achieves Occupational Health and Safety 18001:2007 Certification

Emerson Achieves Occupational Health and Safety 18001:2007 Certification Emerson Network Power announced the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007 certification at their Chelmsford, UK facility. This is a positive reflection on the business and the hard work that all employees have put into certifying this location. The health and safety record for theRead More

Würth Elektronik Opens China Office

Würth Elektronik Opens China Office The Würth Elektronik Group has been in Asia for over 13 years, where it has established several local businesses, manufacturing facilities, and its own Quality and Design Center. Würth Elektronik has now opened an office for circuit board technology in Shenzhen, in the Guangdong region (China). With this move, theRead More

2013 DesignVision Award Winners Announced

2013 DesignVision Award Winners Announced The 2013 DesignVision award winners were announced at DesignCon last month. Winners included industry firms Mentor Graphics, TE Connectivity, ANSYS Inc., Upverter, MicroSemi, Teledyne LeCroy, and Averna. DesignCon evaluated products from hundreds of exhibitors to choose the winners. “The DesignVision Awards celebrate the achievements of the most innovative electronics companiesRead More

Analysis of the World’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers
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