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 automotive applications, including battery, converter, ECU, inverter, and on-board charging connectivity as well as in storage battery applications. The specialized housing delivers sufficient creepage and spatial distance between contacts, enabling a high-rated voltage (1,000V) and withstanding voltage (3,000V) in a compact size. With a pitch of 3.3 mm, the size 0.5mm tab-sized connector combines space-savings and high performance without compromising reliability. A 3-point contact design (one spring and two embossed contact points) combined with a double layered spring increases the contact force and prevents vibration from outside, enhancing reliability in high vibration conditions. In addition, the depth of the contacts within the housing eliminates the risk of electric shock during assembly. A mating key prevents mis-mating when using multiple connectors. Currently available in a 6-position version, a 10-position connector is under development.
Heilind Electronics now stocks Molex UltraWize Power Connectors and Cable Assemblies. Utilizing established COEUR socket technology, UltraWize connectors feature a broad conductive surface area and conical sockets designed for high-current applications. This design minimizes contact resistance and voltage drop, leading to less heat generation. Designers and installers can take advantage of space-savings enabled by the cable side-exit design that eliminates the cable-bend radius. Even while reducing stack height, this series delivers 170.0A of power. Installers will find that the positive lock ensures a stable connection and prevents mismating. The high-current characteristics of the Molex UltraWize series are ideally suited for power-demanding data center applications.
The TR90 from Ardent Concepts caters to industries testing 112G/224G, 5G/6G, 100Gbaud Optical Transceiver Characterization, and mmWave Automotive Radar. It is differentiated by its core IP of patented spring contacts that ensure a dense form factor without compromising signal integrity packaged into a fully solderless interface (2.54 mm pitch coaxial). To address mechanical challenges, the TR90 is offered in various form factors, including the right-angle configuration in 8 and 16 channels.
Anderson Power launched its 6 Pole Mini SPEC Pak Connector for battery-powered e-mobility and lawn & garden equipment. As a component used in designing electrified equipment, the 6 Pole Mini SPEC Pak offers a robust and reliable electrical connection system and 50A of power for charging lithium-ion and lead-acid battery powered equipment. The high-quality construction, combined with approved tooling and processes, ensures peak performance and longevity. It has been tested to withstand 10,000 mating cycles for superior durability. Additional protection comes in the form of a santoprene cover that is touchsafe, rated to IP20 for fingerproof protection when not mated, and provides an additional safeguard against debris. The 6 Pole Mini SPEC Pak’s design offers versatility with both wire-to-panel mount and wire-to-wire connections, making it suitable for use in a variety of applications, particularly in the rapidly evolving sectors of battery-powered motorcycles and lawn & garden equipment. These connectors are built to endure the elements, capable of operating efficiently in temperatures ranging from -20 °C to 105 °C (-4°F to 221°F). Their IP68-rated waterproof design and bayonet latch system provide a secure connection that can withstand vibrations and harsh conditions, making them ideal for outdoor applications.
Pasternack’s new line of spring-loaded adapters is designed for the SMP, SMPM, and SMPS connector series. They are available in various lengths to provide enhanced performance and connectivity solutions. The adapters’ low VSWR (voltage standing wave ratio) ensures minimal signal reflection and optimizes the efficiency of RF systems. The wide range of available lengths provides flexibility for various applications and design configurations. The adapters operate across a wide frequency range of DC to 65 GHz, making them suitable for high-frequency applications. Their performance is guaranteed under compression, for stable connections even under pressure. The new adapters eliminate gaps between the adapter and receptacle, optimizing RF performance and accommodating tolerance variations within PCBs, and provide a stable and reliable connection. They achieve superior RF performance, ensuring optimal signal integrity and efficiency.
Sept 2024 New Connectivity Products > Sensors and Antennas
Fairview Microwave launched its new high-performance gain horn assemblies. These in-house pre-built assemblies feature standard gain horns, gain horns with coax adapters, and antenna mounts. Catering to applications requiring precise signal transmission and robust mounting solutions. The new gain horn assemblies are available in various WR sizes, including WR-34, WR-51, WR-75 and WR-430. Additionally, customers can select from 10, 15, and 20 dB configurations to achieve the desired level of signal amplification. The innovative cage-style mount provides increased mounting options, allowing for easy installation and enhanced usability for temporary and permanent setups. Created to minimize signal interference, Fairview’s gain horn assemblies maintain signal integrity across various applications, ensuring reliable performance.
Toshiba’s SPDT RF (TCWA1225G) switch, available from Newark, is important for the expansion of 5G networks. This expansion requires antennas that are increasingly composed of complex signal transmission paths that need RF switching with low insertion loss and high input power, but in a compact package. The SPDT RF offers an input peak power of 46 dBm (at 8dB PAR) in a very small footprint. This means that while antenna size can be maintained, or even reduced, power output can remain consistent. Toshiba’s SPDT RF switch was designed and produced in response to the increased introductions of massive MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) technology in telecommunications base stations, which use multiple transmit and receive antennas to provide ultra-high speed and ultra-large capacity radio communications services essential for 5G. Individual antennas are also increasingly composed of super-multi-element antennas and complex signal transmission paths. Traditionally, RF switching is generally used for switching between complex transmission paths. However, the RF switch must have low insertion loss, high input power, and, due to space limitations, be small enough to keep the number of RF switches and the size of the antennas from increasing. The SPDT RF switch resolves both of those limitations.
Sept 2024 New Connectivity Products > Connector Materials, Accessories, Tools, and Development Kits
Greene Tweed’s Chemraz 541 is a universal-purpose, high-strength FFKM black compound engineered for reliability in demanding environments and applications such as those found in the semiconductor industry. With superior strength and good compression set resistance, Chemraz 541 offers remarkable chemical resistance, particularly in the presence of acids, amines, aromatics, distilled water, and steam. Chemraz 541 can operate at low temperatures of 3 °F /-16 °C and maximum temperatures up to 446 °F /230 °C. Chemraz 541 is a great choice for applications requiring higher loads and offers better performance due to its excellent tensile strength and modulus. Moreover, its low outgassing values reduce the risk of deposits on sensitive surfaces, while its high elongation values ensure easy installation of O-rings. For semiconductor applications, Chemraz 541 reduces outgassing for 14 nm and smaller, which helps to reduce the risk of pump downtime and minimize process impact. It is suitable for mechanical seals, compressors, valves, and mixers/agitators, centrifuges, analytical instruments, reactors, and pumps commonly found in processing industries. Chemraz 541 is readily available as O-rings, including large-diameter O-rings, and slabs. Custom geometry is available upon request.
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