This week’s Product Roundup highlights USB/Enhanced USB connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. USB/Enhanced USB JAE developed the MA07 Series USB and DisplayPort transmission-compatible connector and harness solution to address the increasing demand for transmitting video signals between ECUs and displays, and for communicating with PCs, smartphones, and gaming devices in the car. TestedRead More

Meet the Connector: IEC 60601-Compliant Connectors IEC 60601 is a technical standard that ensures the basic safety and essential performance of electrical medical equipment and systems for use in the home healthcare environment. IEC 60601-compliant connectors adhere to a specific pin layout, meet insulation requirements, feature specific grounding measures, as well as protect against electricalRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights ZIF & LIF connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. ZIF & LIF connectors PEI-Genesis supplies ITT Cannon’s DL connector family, a versatile, high-density zero insertion force (ZIF) connector series with up to 260 contacts in plastic body connectors and up to 408 contacts in the EMI/RFI shielded metal bodyRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights high-speed cable assemblies from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. High-Speed Cable Assemblies Times Microwave’s LMR cable solution from PEI Genesis features a full range of highly flexible, rugged, low loss braided cables designed for optimal performance. These cables are built for durability and ease of use, offering the fastest andRead More

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. February 2025 New Connectivity Products February 2025 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. PEI-Genesis now supplies MT38999 multi-channel connectors from Amphenol Aerospace, offering high-density MT fiber optics in a compact, rugged MIL-DTL-38999 Series III circular connector design. Features include 12- or 24-fiber ferrules in multimode or single-modeRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights charging inlet components from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Charging inlet components PEI-Genesis offers Amphenol High Voltage Coupler Outlet (HVCO) IP55 connectors, used primarily in hybrid and electric vehicles. Able to withstand 10,000 mating cycles and environmentally sealed to IP55 standards when mated, HVCO connectors are a durable connector solutionRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights VG-approved interconnects from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. VG-approved interconnects The JK06 Series from JAE is a waterproof circular connector developed for railway vehicles and related electronic equipment. Designed in accordance with the VG95234 specifications, JK06 is also compliant with NFF61-030 (French standard for rolling stock) and EN50467 (European standardRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights military-grade circular connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Military-grade circular connectors The JL10 Series from JAE features an adopted one-touch lock mechanism with superior mating and unmating operability for mating function ease. The JL10 receptacle offers a hybrid one-touch lock and threaded dual function mating. The connector offers matingRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights precision RF connectors and cables from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Precision RF COAX Connectors’ RF connectors are precision designed and manufactured to provide reliable performance. A wide variety of RF connector interfaces are available to suit different applications. For connectors that need to operate and survive in the harshestRead More

Upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. December 2024 Connector Industry News December 2024 Connector Industry News > Award News ECIA announced Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher as this year’s recipient of its highest annual honor, the North Star Award.Read More

Meet the Connector: KTK Connectors KTK is a multi-pin connector type that is widely used in the high-pressure, high-temperature environments of downhole Oil & Gas operations. The name is derived from Kintec, the company that originally designed this connector in the early 1990s. Today, versions of KTK-style connectors are made by several manufacturers. Standard featuresRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights hermetically sealed connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Hermetically sealed connectors Lumberg’s 03-series AISG circular connectors are perfect for base stations, on both ends of the RET-­cable (remote electric tilt antenna), and in associated devices such as bias tees, TMAs (tower mounted amplifiers), splitter boxes, surge protections, and actuators.Read More