All-electric vehicles scorch the raceway with the help of precision electronics. The electronics world finally has its own high-speed sport. Just don’t blink, or you’ll miss it. Formula E Racing, an electric car racing championship series that features all-electric drive trains and the latest, fastest performance automotive designs, destroys any uninformed notion that electric vehiclesRead More

Summary coverage of upcoming events and recent news from across the connector industry. This month’s topics include: events, awards, partnerships, promotions, personnel, facilities, distribution, associations, standards, and patents. Industry News April 2018 Event News TE Connectivity is exhibiting at SEA-AIR-SPACE 2018 in Maryland this week, where it’s promoting its portfolio of high-performance, space- and weight-savingRead More

Summary coverage of the latest, new-to-market connector and cable products New Product News Roundup: April 2018 – Part I Interconnects, etc. Smiths Interconnect’s new Eclipta – ECL Series edge-card connectors feature innovative, high-performance, double-ended card contact technology designed to deliver the reliability, serviceability, and affordability demanded by critical, disposable medical applications, like electrophysiology catheters. SinceRead More

Specialized connectors that integrate other components save space and add capabilities. By Julie Carlson, Marketing Manager, LEMO USA Design engineers who create small, portable devices such as those used in medical and military equipment face a challenge: the need to save valuable PCB space. One popular solution is to integrate electronics into a connector. OneRead More

This week’s product roundup highlights push-pull connectors from leading suppliers. Heilind Electronics offers the MediSpec™ Medical Plastic Circular (MPC) Interconnect System from Molex, which delivers high-reliability electrical performance especially designed to meet stringent medical standards at a fraction of the cost of competing machined-contact systems. This system features lightweight, medical-grade plastic housings compatible with autoclave,Read More

Opportunities are growing for connectors that can withstand radiation exposure. The term “harsh environment” takes on new meaning when we consider components made for applications that involve radiation exposure. While some of these components must also be able to withstand additional elements, such as ingress by water, chemicals, or particulates, the presence of radiation aloneRead More

This week’s product roundup highlights some of the highest-performance medical connectors and cable assemblies currently available on the market. Medical Connector and Cable Products ITT Cannon’s QLC Solderless plug is a groundbreaking, 260-pin zero-insertion-force (ZIF) connector with a two-card edge and slider design that eliminates the need for hand soldering fine-pitch contacts onto PCBs, enablesRead More

Summary coverage of upcoming events and recent news from across the connector industry. Industry News February 2018 – Part I Event News BIRNS is showcasing its latest subsea connectivity technology at Underwater Intervention 2018, February 6–8 in New Orleans, including: new open-faced, pressure-rated coax and electro-optic-coax-mechanical hybrid options for its 6km-rated Millennium™ Series, ABS ProductRead More

Summary coverage of upcoming events and recent news from across the connector industry. Event News  DesignCon 2018, which will take place January 31 – February 1 in Santa Clara, California, will feature in-depth education, top-tier suppliers, and easy networking activities designed to help chip, board, and systems design engineers stay ahead of the pack, pushRead More

Summary coverage of the latest, new-to-market connector and cable products New Product News: January 2018 – Part 1 Interconnects, etc. AVX’s new 00-9296 Series vertical, top-entry, wire-to-board, poke-home connectors for discrete 18–22AWG solid or stranded wire deliver simple, robust, repeatable, and cost-effective wire terminations that replace both inconsistent hand-soldered connections and expensive two-piece connectors inRead More

This week’s product roundup highlights some of the most rugged, reliable, and versatile push-pull connector products currently available on the market. Push-Pull Connector Products ITT Cannon’s PL Series plastic-latching push-pull connectors deliver versatile, reliable, and cost-effective solutions ideal for disposable and reusable medical applications, including: dental and electrosurgery tools, ECG devices, catheters, sensors, respirators, andRead More

Radiation-proof connectors allow robots to work in places where humans cannot safely tread. By Jean Thilmany The number of robots working at nuclear power plants — helping to shut down, clean up, and perform other duties that humans cannot, due to inaccessibility or the danger of radiation exposure — continues to grow. This rising demandRead More