Minimally invasive medical procedures have many advantages over open surgery. Medical sensors provide surgeons with necessary feedback, improving outcomes and reducing the risk to patients. Minimally invasive medical procedures have many advantages over open surgery, such as less damage to the body, less pain, fewer complications, less time in the hospital, and quicker overall recovery.Read More

Meet the Connector: VITA 57.4 FMC+ 57.4 FMC+, the VITA 57.4 standard, provides specifications describing an I/O mezzanine module with connection to an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or other device with reconfigurable I/O capability. 57.4 is the latest extension of the FMC (VITA 57.1) standard and defines the FMC+ (FPGA Mezzanine Card) specification, whichRead More

MIL-STD-1553 has been incorporated in every type of air, land, and sea vehicle built by the U.S. military in the last half-century. There is something eminently satisfying about a technology that simply works. One of the more enduring standards in the mil-aerospace industry is MIL-STD-1553, which defines the mechanical, electrical, and functional characteristics of aRead More

Lasting, high quality products begin with high quality connectors. The latest generation of durable, dependable connectors are raising the bar for consumer design innovation. Billions of consumer electronics, from cheap toys to household appliances, are built with inexpensive, simple, and low-quality components. But low quality commercial connectors lack precision in manufacturing, leading to problems likeRead More

The cloud of confusion around smart home development was greatly reduced with the introduction of Matter, a new technology standard introduced by the Connectivity Standards Alliance. Learn why Matter matters. The cloud of confusion around smart home development was greatly reduced with the introduction of Matter, a new technology standard introduced by the Connectivity StandardsRead More

Connector customization takes different forms to meet the needs of device manufacturers, designers, and end users. Printing, marking, and keying are forms of customization that get right to the heart of making safe, secure, user-friendly connections. Most technology comes down to having the correct plugs mated to the correct sockets in a way that isRead More

With more than a century of R&D in material science, one supplier recounts the rise of a new generation of safer, lighter, more powerful materials for today’s interconnect and electronics designs. Materials science is the foundation of electronic designs. The properties of materials — such as conductivity, flexibility, strength, and thermal stability — are crucialRead More

Computer-intensive applications have stimulated the growth of a large-scale purpose-built AI infrastructure. The connector industry will benefit from the AI evolution due to demands for exceptional speed, reduced latency, and energy efficiency. Artificial intelligence exploded into public awareness on November 30, 2022, with the release of ChatGPT and its influence has grown exponentially ever since. ThisRead More

High quality headers and feedthrough plates assisted in the successful mission to gather information on auroras and high-altitude winds. The results will potentially improve satellites and communication systems. At 12:41 a.m. on November 8, 2023, NASA launched the DISSIPATION sounding rocket from the Poker Flat Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, to determine how auroras heat theRead More

FIRST Robotics has become an important force in the development of future engineers. Many of the young professionals working on the latest automotive technologies, from EVs to automation, got their start on a FIRST team, and many interconnect professionals volunteer as mentors with the organization. In an exclusive interview, FIRST founder Dean Kamen and MouserRead More

As more companies see the financial and environmental benefits of net zero, connector suppliers continue to develop product solutions to help meet those goals. Single-pair Ethernet is one solution. It has a smaller footprint than traditional Ethernet connectors and uses less materials to enable field devices to connect directly to the network. Single-pair Ethernet, orRead More

Internet connectivity, digital business models and data-driven services, remote access, and data analytics all contribute to needs and challenges across nearly every industry. Domink Merli, author of the new book, Engineering Secure Devices: A Practical Guide for Embedded System Architects and Developers, explores ways to design security measures into embedded systems. Most modern products needRead More