SBS Connector features PCB-to-wire, wire-to-wire solutions
October 15, 2012 2:51 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAnderson Power Products (APP), announces a new addition to the SBS connector family with the release of their new 3 pole SBS 75G connector. The SBS connector family features PCB-to-wire and wire-to-wire solutions for up to 110 amps. Low resistance silver plated contacts for wire sizes from #6 AWG (16 mm²) to
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Mezzanine connector offers a high mis-mating tolerance, low tolerance stack-up
October 15, 2012 8:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsERNI has developed a mezzanine connector with a hermaphroditic design that combines male and female connector halves into one solution to reduce inventory cost. The MicroStac connector’s unique contact design incorporates two points of contact for high reliability in applications where shock and vibration are encountered.
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Push-pull coupling connectors attach up to 10 times faster than a traditional screw thread mechanism
October 11, 2012 11:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsBulgin, an Elektron Technology connectivity brand, has unveiled the latest addition to its rugged Buccaneer range of connectors, giving engineers and product design professionals even greater flexibility in systems design. The all new Buccaneer 6000 Series of waterproof power, signal and data connectors features a unique and easy to use, patent pending push-pull latching mechanism...
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M12 connectors feature S-coding design
October 10, 2012 10:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsBinder-USA has released M12 connectors with a new S-coding design. In order to better transmit power in place of data, Binder has made significant changes to this industry standard M12 connector. By featuring the new S-coding and increasing the contact size the new Series 814 connectors are now ideal for power applications.
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BGA socket operates at bandwidths up to 10 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss
October 9, 2012 9:08 am | Ironwood Electronics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsIronwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high performance BGA socket for 0.8mm pitch 900 ball FCBGA - SG-BGA-8029. The socket operates at bandwidths up to 10 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss. The contact resistance is typically 20 milliohms per I/O. The socket connects all pins with 10 GHz bandwidth on all connections.
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M12 Gigabit Ethernet connectors support data rates up to 10 Gbps
October 4, 2012 3:03 pm | Product Releases | CommentsERNI Electronics has extended its portfolio of M12 connectors. The new Gigabit Ethernet PCB connectors support data rates of up to 10 Gbps. Due to the eight-pin design, the new M12 connectors are compatible with RJ45 network cabling. X-Code connectors are distinguishable by
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Connector capabilities fulfill wide range of needs
October 3, 2012 9:22 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdvanced Interconnections Corp –. will feature a broad array of customized connector capabilities at electronica 2012 in Munich from 13-16 November. In addition to the company’s standard SMT and thru-hole board-to-board connectors, application-specific designs will be showcased, ranging from large,
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Ceramic fasteners designed for high temperature, high voltage applications
October 3, 2012 9:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Goodfellow Ceramic and Glass Division has added to its new website a range of ceramic nuts, bolts and washers for applications where high temperature, high voltages, magnetism or harsh conditions greatly limit or prohibit the use of other materials. The ceramic fasteners are of high purity, fully dense and impervious.
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30W desktop adapter designed for ultra-portable applications
October 2, 2012 2:36 pm | Phihong | Product Releases | CommentsPhihong USA has developed a compact 30W adapter designed to power netbook computers. Designated the PSA30W-190A, Phihong’s smallest 30W, Level V efficient adapter produces an output of 19V and 1.6–1.8A, which is ideal for powering portable computers.
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Light grids ideal for warehousing, material handling, packaging
October 1, 2012 3:26 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPepperl+Fuchs introduces LGS Series light grids. The LGS series features a slim IP67 enclosure housing with the control unit integrated into the receiver module, uncomplicated plug-and-play mounting plus software-free and PC-free programming. As a result the LGS series is an easy-to-install, commission and operate sensing
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Board-to-board link connects several LED modules into a single string
September 28, 2012 2:25 pm | Product Releases | CommentsWAGO Corporation’s 2060 Series Board-to-Board Connection Link is positioned to in-line assembly of several LED modules into a single string. A companion to the company’s 2060 Series SMD Terminal Blocks, which use PUSH WIRE connections to eliminate
LISTED UNDER: Packaging & InterconnectsMouser delivering TE Connectivity zQSFP+ connectors
September 28, 2012 1:57 pm | Mouser Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsMouser Electronics announced it is stocking zQSFP+ connectors from TE Connectivity (TE). TE introduces the zQSFP+ connector as the next generation of high speed I/O devices in the QSFP product family. The zQSFP+ (z-Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus) product line is designed for applications in the telecommunications, data center and networking industries...
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Plug-and-play cabling system allows user to save one third of the cable volume
September 24, 2012 10:32 am | Product Releases | Commentstde-trans data elektronik has expanded its successful modular plug and play cabling system tML-tde Modular Link with the innovative tML Dark Fiber Modules for 40- and 100 GbE networks. With these modules tde manages to integrate the glass fibers that normally remain unused.
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Ethernet, USB connectors designed for harsh environments
September 18, 2012 9:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsJ-Tech has expanded its offering of “ruggedized” Ethernet and USB connectors for use in harsh environments. The new connectors allow use of industry standard RJ45 and USB cordsets in a MIL-DTL-38999 Series III metal shell without any special tool for cable termination.
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Do you have what it takes to be a Roundtable expert?
September 14, 2012 9:58 am | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsWe asked you for your words of wisdom for a brand-new design engineer and boy, did you guys have advice in spades. The responses we received were so good in fact, we’ve decided to open up our November Roundtables to our faithful readers in hopes that you can offer more words of wisdom. Check out the October Roundtable, here.
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