The RFID antenna is the radiating element that links an RFID reader to passive or active tags. It reaches the rest of the system through an RF interface, most often a 50 Ω reverse-polarity TNC (RP-TNC) coaxial connector on fixed UHF readers. This component operates anywhere from 125 kHz to 5.8 GHz, and is mostRead More

Falling battery prices, improving battery chemistries, smarter pack architectures, faster charging speeds, and better battery connectors are bringing continuing advancements to e-mobility. In many parts of the world, advanced components and engineering are solving the range anxieties that have held back e-mobility. Large-scale adoption in many European and Asian countries, and affordable new EV brandsRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights push-pull connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Push-pull Connectors   Adam Tech’s comprehensive line of Push Pull connectors consists of metal and plastic connectors, bend reliefs, and elbow sockets. Each product type is offered in a variety of options, including positions, mounting, and size. Specialty waterproof push-pull connectors areRead More

The connector industry continues to contract, even as the demand for interconnect products increases. See what acquisitions helped change the connector industry in 2025. Demand for interconnects continues to grow, fueling a continuing wave of mergers and acquisitions that leaves fewer (and now, larger) companies left in the market. In 2025, more suppliers expanded services,Read More

Bishop & Associates identifies the top 10 companies in world connector sales by geographic region, manufactured products, and markets served. The first article in this annual series focuses on the leading companies by total world connector sales. Selecting your connector company partner can be difficult and complicated. This is especially true with over 1,000 connectorRead More

Electronic interconnects have impacted human progress across two centuries. Bishop & Associates looks at this critical industry from a sales perspective to track its growth and its major players. In the last 20 years of the 20th century (1980 through 2000), the connector industry achieved a compound annual growth (CAGR) rate of 7.1%. There wereRead More

Design engineers and purchasing personnel want to use the best connector companies for their design and purchasing requirements but, identifying the best connector companies is not an easy task. These insights from Bishop & Associates’ new “World’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers” report are an excellent starting point for evaluating potential supply chain partners. DesignRead More

The 2018 top 10 connector manufacturers, as a group, achieved $36 billion in annual sales in 2018, or 59.8% of world connector demand. This is down from 2017’s market share of 60.6%. The following table identifies the 2018 top 10 connector manufacturers as defined by global connector sales. 2018 Top 10 Connector Manufacturers Ranked byRead More

The results are in for the 2019 Bishop & Associates European Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry. We reveal the top 10 European connector suppliers for product quality and price competitiveness. Bishop & Associates has completed its biennial European Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry, which evaluated 30 connector manufacturers. A total ofRead More

Today, a tractor is more than an engine-driven farm machine; it can be the hub of a farm’s IoT network and a farmer’s workspace with the help of rugged, smart connectors. Today’s sophisticated farm machinery is controlled electronically with the help of a new generation of smart connectors. With this equipment, farmers can enjoy aRead More

Electronics companies are consolidating their expertise with acquisitions as new technologies become part of the connector ecosystem. When is a connector company more than a connector company? When it is also a wire and cable company, a sensor company, an antenna company, a transceiver and transponder company, and even, sometimes, a software company. As increasingly complexRead More

Connector companies are growing to meet unprecedented demand for electronics across markets and around the world. electronica 2018 The population of Germany expanded by 80,000 people the week of November 12, as electronics industry professionals from around the world gathered in Munich for electronica 2018. This record crowd — a 10% increase in attendance overRead More