Ultra-high-density (UHD) connectors are specialized, compact interconnects designed to pack a maximum number of signal or power contacts into a minimal footprint, typically to save space without compromising performance. They feature a low profile, a high pin count, fine pitch, and, often, enhanced EMI shielding. These connectors are crucial for reducing PCB size and supportingRead More

Ultra-high-density (UHD) connectors are specialized, compact interconnects designed to pack a maximum number of signal or power contacts into a minimal footprint, typically to save space without compromising performance. They feature a low profile, a high pin count, fine pitch, and, often, enhanced EMI shielding. These connectors are crucial for reducing PCB size and supportingRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights USB products from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. USB Products Lumberg’s Series 24 high-performance interfaces support rapid data transfer, offering USB 2.0 and 3.0 compatibility for transmission rates up to 480 Mb/s and 5 Gb/s respectively, and digital video interfaces according to IEEE 1394 (FireWire) for rates reaching 800 Mb/s.Read More

Crimp terminals, a solderless connection option, enable the rapid, consistent, and reliable connections that are essential for mass production and high-vibration environments. A crimp terminal is a solderless electrical connector for terminating stranded wire used to join wires and components. The crimp terminal has a metal barrel that, with the use of a crimping tool, getsRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights battery connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Battery Connectors DURASWAP is the highly durable swappable docking connector from Amphenol Communications Solutions. These custom battery connector solutions with cable assemblies are offered in two power and six signal configurations. The connectors can carry a continuous current up to 100 ARead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights RF & coaxial interconnects from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. RF & Coaxial Interconnects SV Microwave’s SMPM-XT RF interconnects are designed to maintain reliable electrical performance, even when mechanical tolerances vary. These SMPM interconnects accommodate a greater degree of axial tolerance, ensuring repeatable board-to-board connections up to 12 GHz. ThisRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights EV connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. EV connectors Lumberg’s 4580 01 high-current contact is designed for both SMT (reflow) and THT soldering. This innovative phase contact offers a flexible solution for various assembly requirements and is particularly suited for high-current applications. The 4580 01 high-current contact is characterizedRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights cable assemblies from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Cable assemblies Lumberg’s Varicon 7000-Unica is a fully automatic harnessing machine for termination of RAST connectors in insulation displacement technology (IDT). Used for diverse harness configurations, Varicon 7000-Unica provides efficient RAST 2.5 harnessing (3,600 contacts per hour), and features IDT termination andRead More

Meet the Connector: D-Sub Hardware Versatile D-Sub (subminiature) connectors are widely used in military, industrial, and other applications in harsh and rugged environments. For many of these applications, reliability and security are paramount, and they require permanent, secure, shielded connections. Securing and protecting D-Sub and Micro-D connectors requires additional hardware. Many accessories are available forRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights heavy duty connectors from leading suppliers. Heavy Duty Connectors Greenconn’s waterproof connector series is designed for heavy-duty applications in the harshest environments. Featuring IP68-rated sealing, robust PA66 housing, and integrated latch mechanisms, these connectors provide secure, vibration- and shock-resistant wire-to-wire connections. Supporting up to 13A per pin and operating betweenRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights USCAR & FAKRA connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. USCAR & FAKRA Connectors PEI-Genesis offers FAKRA connectors from Amphenol RF. These connectors are designed to perform up to 3 GHz and meet the particular mechanical and environmental requirements of the automotive industry.   JAE has developed the industry’s smallestRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights modular and custom connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Modular and Custom connectors ITT Cannon VEAM MOVE-MOD modular connector series, available from PEI-Genesis, offers a range of evolutionary circular modular connectors with snap-in modules that enable a variety of contact layouts and the ability to deliver power, signal, andRead More