In the market for a new solution? We’ve rounded up, summarized, and linked the latest connectors, cables, assemblies, tools, accessories, and development kits to hit the market. New Product News Connectors, Inserts, Pins, Probes, Sockets, and Modules ITT Cannon’s new CTC Series high-performance, cost-effective cable-to-cable interconnects deliver ruggedized, environmentally sealed, easy-install, low-maintenance solutions for harsh-environmentRead More

The Chinese market’s growth over the past decade has been phenomenal. What does the future hold? As of the end of August 2017, global sales of connectors are up over 10%, with Bishop & Associates forecasting 7.1% growth for the full year. While sales of connector manufacturers based in North America are projected to growRead More

This week’s product roundup highlights some of the smallest, most reliable, robust, and versatile USB connectors available on today’s market. Amphenol ICC’s Mini USB 2.0 connectors have a smaller footprint than standard USB 2.0 connectors, are available with Type B and AB receptacles, and support high-speed data transfer of 480Mb/s. Specified for up to 5,000Read More

This week’s product roundup highlights some of the most rugged and reliable push-pull connectors available on today’s market. SCHURTER’s waterproof, push-pull IEC connector provides a strong, reliable connection with audible confirmation, allows for cable breakaway in the event of excess stress, and offers IP67 or IP69K protection both when connected and when unconnected and pairedRead More

Do you have your finger on the pulse? We do! Here’s the last few weeks of industry news in a nutshell, with links to full press releases for further information. Event News Heilind Electronics will showcase its marine interconnects, cable glands, wire protection devices, electromechanical products, sensors, and more at the International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition andRead More

In the market for a new solution? We’ve rounded up, summarized, and linked the latest connectors, cables, assemblies, tools, accessories, and development kits to hit the market. New Product News Connectors, Inserts, Pins, Probes, Sockets, and Modules AirBorn’s new Series 360™ Connectors are small, lightweight, watertight, rugged, and reliable. Ideal for military and security technologies,Read More

This week’s product roundup highlights some of the latest, greatest, most reliable, robust, and multifunctional circular connectors available on today’s market. Circular Connector Product Roundup Radiall‘s Q-MTitan™ is a ruggedized and reliable high-density fiber optic connector designed to simultaneously increase bandwidth and help engineers optimize size, weight, and cost in harsh-environment aerospace and defense applications.Read More

Filterline cables may solve your EMI issues. Robert Moore, Sr. Principal Engineer, TE Connectivity More years ago than I care to admit, a maker of game consoles came to us with a challenging problem. The cable from the console to the television was acting like an antenna and interfering with the console’s operation. One solutionRead More

This week’s product roundup highlights some of the latest and greatest connector and cabling solutions for in-flight service applications. In-Flight Service When installed between the unit under test and test equipment, ITT Cannon’s Tight-Tolerance 38999-Style Series III Fiber Optic Connector Savers reinforce the integrity and extend the life of these connectors, contacts, and cable assemblies,Read More

Industry News – August 8, 2017 Event News DSEI, the Defence and Security Equipment International conference and exhibition, will take place September 12–17 in London. This year’s event will feature a new Innovation Hub that aims to identify and exploit technologies and solutions across a range of applications. If you’re exhibiting, please reach out toRead More

When I/O connectors block airflow, a toolbox of solutions is required to keep today’s fast, dense, and hot systems cool. Lithium ion batteries are not the only source of excessive heat in electronic devices. A nasty combination of dense system packaging and increased power consumption tends to concentrate heat inside the box, causing component stressRead More

Very early computers were a mass of discrete point-to-point wires. The combination of physics and economics is bringing that interconnect architecture back full circle. Design engineers have been grappling for years with the challenge of propagating ever-increasing signal rates in printed circuit boards. As data rates pushed into RF regions, signal modeling transitioned from simpleRead More