Cable

Custom Cable Assemblies: A Value-Add Solution

A custom cable assembly meets the customer’s requirements, reduces assembly time, ensures consistent signal integrity, and simplifies supply chain management. Cable assemblies streamline system integration and maximize reliability. Custom cable assemblies ensure that every component meets all the specific and unique requirements of the application with a complete, ready-to-install solution. “The term, custom cable assembly,Read More

What is a Data Bus?

This communication architecture allows for the smooth exchange of data inside a computer, or occasionally between different systems, components, and applications. A data bus is the set of connections within the CPU, memory, and peripherals used to carry data and is one of the main factors in a computer’s processing power. It consists of hardwareRead More

October 2026 New Connectivity Products 

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. October 2026 New Connectivity Products October 2026 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. The Industrial Battery Connector (IBC) from Anderson Power is designed for industry-leading durability, reduced downtime, and easy assembly and disassembly. The Anderson-exclusive modular design with a contact cartridge enables quick contact repair and effortlessRead More

What is an Antenna Connector?

Antenna connectors are specialized RF coaxial connectors used to link antennas to coaxial or RF cables that connect to an electronic device such as a router, radio, transceiver, television, or wireless infrastructure. They are used in Wi-Fi and IoT devices, GNSS and navigation, aerospace and defense, and automotive systems. They carry radio-frequency signals through aRead More

The Power of Having Options

The input/output panel of AI equipment is a prime example of how evolving demands have spawned the introduction of alternative solutions that address bandwidth demand, signal density, field serviceability, energy efficiency, thermal management, and utilization of both copper and fiber optic options. Most people would agree that having multiple choices to solve a problem isRead More

What is an Ultrasound Cable Assembly?

An ultrasound cable is a multi-conductor micro-coaxial cable assembly that links an ultrasound transducer or probe to the imaging system. It carries dozens to hundreds of individually shielded signal channels between the transducer array and the console. These assemblies are typically custom-built per probe and imaging-system platform, with channel count, conductor gauge, and connectors specifiedRead More

What is a Power Cable?

Power cables are used in the transmission of electrical energy to, for example, run a motor, light a bulb, or charge a battery. In the power industry, power cables are categorized as high-tension (designed for higher voltages to carry bulk electrical power to substations), or low-tension cables (low voltage for final local distribution of electricityRead More

September 2026 New Connectivity Products 

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. September 2026 New Connectivity Products September 2026 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Würth Elektronik is expanding its WE-MCRI product series with the new 1090HL variant (HL = High Leakage), a coupled inductor specifically designed to improve the performance of SEPIC, ZETA, and Ćuk converters. This unique doubleRead More

August 2026 New Connectivity Products 

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. August 2026 New Connectivity Products  August 2026 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Last quarter, Mouser launched more than 5,000 part numbers ready for shipment. The April through June product release includes hybrid connectors for energy storage from Phoenix Contact that combine power and signal interfaces into anRead More

Rodent-Resistant Electronics

Order rodentia poses one of the greatest and most random threats to electronics. Squirrels, mice, marmots, and other wildlife gnaw on cables, wires, and connectors, disconnecting power, disrupting service, grounding vehicles, and even causing fires. Solutions range from physical barriers like metal wire sleeving and cable conduit to a new generation of plastic materials thatRead More

What is a Cable Tie?

A cable tie (also called zip tie, wire tie, or tie-wrap) is a simple engineered fastener commonly used in electronics. It consists of a strap with a row of teeth (a ratchet) on one face and a small housing at one end. When the tail is threaded through the housing, or head, and pulled snug,Read More

July 2026 New Connectivity Products 

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. July 2026 New Connectivity Products  July 2026 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. binder’s B23 connector series combines power supply and shielded data transmission in one compact connector for industrial automation. This new generation connector enables Ethernet transmission rates of up to 100 Mb/s. As a result,Read More

Analysis of the World’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers
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