This week’s Product Roundup highlights accessories for rectangular connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Accessories for Rectangular Connectors Nicomatic offers a full ecosystem of accessories for rectangular connectors, designed to ensure optimal integration and durability in harsh environments. Compatible with our CMM, DMM, and EMM series, these accessories include backshells, strain relief systems, guiding hardware, and EMI shielding components. Whether you’re optimizing signalRead More

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. July 2025 New Connectivity Products  July 2025 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Smiths Interconnect added two new types of data transmission modules to its high density modular and minimodular connector ranges that are easy to assemble, based on the principle of building blocks with a systemRead More

OSFP-XD pluggables are targeting AI applications in data centers, high-performance computing (HPC), and select telecom networks. Connectors designed to transfer information in and out of a server, switch, or router have long been recognized as a potential data bottleneck. Processing chips often spend half their time waiting to receive information necessary to function, resulting inRead More

Getting faster transmission through interconnects is not as simple as just turning up the speed with a dial. It requires adjustments to signal modulation and SerDes technology, as well as advancements in interconnectivity and IC packaging. Since networking equipment operating at 100G, 200G, and 400G total data rate per port has become ubiquitous, network systemRead More

At twice the speed of PCIe 6.0, the new specification supports AI, machine learning, data centers, and high-speed and high-performance computing across numerous application areas. The PCI-SIG (Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group) has released the PCI Express 7.0 (PCIe 7.0) specification to members, marking a major advancement in high-speed interconnect performance. Designed to meetRead More

Meet the Connector: SAS Connectors SAS connectors are used for high-speed, reliable data transfer in high-speed storage applications. SAS connectors are rectangular connectors used for high-speed, reliable data transfer in high-speed storage applications. SAS supports both serial and parallel communication and can be backward compatible with SAS 1.0 and 2.0 devices. SAS is a point-to-pointRead More

5G small cell deployments are booming — and redefining the requirements for coaxial cables and connectors. Global connection and data sharing depends on a high performance communication infrastructure that supports 5G and sets the stage for future 6G network connectivity. Next generation technologies, including increased streaming, automation, and AI depend on accelerating data speeds, ultra-lowRead More

A new market research report by Bishop & Associates examines 2024 and early 2025 global connector industry performance, and offers a forecast for the future, although it is tempered by a wide range of fluctuating factors. Coming out of a negative year is always difficult and 2024 was no exception. A year that started withRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights circular plastic and soft-shell connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Circular plastic and soft-shell connectors Smith Interconnect’s HyperGrip is a circular plastic, user-configurable, color-coded connector with a push/pull latching design for one-handed disconnect. HyperGrip is designed to meet medical industry requirements for finger-proofing (to IEC 60601), flammability (rated to UL94), and it isRead More

Connectors and cables are integral to many harsh environment applications, but marine technology requires considerations unique to underwater conditions. Nearly three-quarters of our planet is covered by water, and while the marine environment has always been vital for our survival, it has also become valuable to scientific, commercial, and military activities. According to From SeaRead More

Autonomy promises increased efficiency, safety, and sustainability to rail transport systems. Central to this transformation are connectors, which enable seamless data transfer between subsystems. From autonomous navigation and timetable updates to real-time diagnostics and predictive maintenance, these connectors are at the center of the intelligent infrastructure driving modern rail innovation. Worldwide rail operators are investingRead More

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. June 2025 New Connectivity Products  June 2025 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Schaltbau expanded its Eddicy lineup with a series of compact, high-performance contactors designed to meet the requirements of stationary and mobile megawatt charging level 2 and level 3. The new contactors C305 and C805Read More