Heilind Electronics now offers the manufacturer’s 12G high-frequency BNC and HD-BNC connectors. The new BNC connectors are optimized for 4K Ultra High-Definition video and provide fully intact signal transmission via a single channel. Featuring a data transfer rate of up to 12 Gbps, these innovative connectors offer an advantage over legacy BNC models that support […]
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Harting and Hirose partner to drive Single-Pair Ethernet infrastructure
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd., Tokyo, and the Harting Technology Group have entered into an agreement to jointly develop, standardize products and market a connection technology system for Single Pair Ethernet (SPE). “The joint development in the area of Single Pair Ethernet continues and consolidates the successful technology partnership of both companies,” says Hirose President Kazunori […]
USB 3.0 Type-A connector available in vertical design for up to 5 Gbps
Stewart Connector, a Bel group co., announces the addition to the USB 3.0 Type-A connector product offering with the release of a USB 3.0 Type-A vertical connector. Stewart USB connectors are designed to support data speeds up to 5 Gbps for USB 3.0. The USB Type-A connector design has plug/play capabilities where hot insertion/ejection may […]
Double-sided compact board-to-board connectors create device flexibility
With Phoenix Contact’s new Finepitch board-to-board connectors, PCB designers can customize individual PCB orientations with different stack heights and numbers of positions. The Finepitch range features two compact pitch sizes: 0.8 mm with EMC shielding and 1.27 mm for unshielded applications. The Finepitch series features a unique double contact system. The contacts are designed to […]
High-bandwidth interconnects save space on PCBs for rugged applications
Edge Rate high-speed, high-bandwidth interconnect systems save space on PCBs, and are designed for high-cycle, rugged applications. With some connectors, the mating edge of the contact is the cut edge of the pin. If you look at the edge of the pin under a microscope you may see micro burrs and edges. This reduces the […]
Multigig RT 3 backplane connector exceeds 25 Gb/sec
TE Connectivity (TE), Harrisburg, Pa., has launched its fastest rugged backplane connector, the MULTIGIG RT 3 connector. TE’s MULTIGIG RT 3 connectors support speeds of 25-plus Gb/sec, making them among the fastest rugged backplane connectors for embedded computing or VPX systems currently on the market. The ruggedized design makes these connectors ideally suited to withstand […]
MDC duplex optical connector offers high density for two-fiber connectivity
US Conec, Hickory, N,.C., has unveiled its new duplex optical connector solution: the MDC connector. This state-of-the-art connector design ushers in a new era in two fiber connectivity by bringing unmatched density, simple insertion/extraction, field configurability and optimal carrier grade performance to the ELiMENT brand single fiber connector portfolio. The MDC is a two-fiber connector […]
TE Connectivity to show high-speed connector innovations at DesignCon
TE Connectivity (TE) will showcase a broad range of industry-leading high-speed data communications connectivity solutions in booth 817 at the DesignCon 2019 expo Jan. 30-31 in Santa Clara, Calif. TE offers a full spectrum of powerful, ultra-compact solutions for optimizing the latest data center innovations, delivering the speed, scalability, space-savings, improved thermals, power and reach […]
Stretching the limits of USB 3.0 connectors and cables
Understanding USB 3.0 is critical for connector and cable manufacturers to thrive in this new fast-paced world. Contributed by Ryan Satrom, Signal Integrity Engineer, Omnetics Connector Corp. USB 3.0 was introduced in 2008. There were early adaptors to this new technology but it took several years before it became ubiquitous as it is today. About a […]
Image gallery: Smart, small, and integrated at electronica 2018
Over 80,000 attendees from 80 countries spent four days at electronica 2018 in Munich last month combing 17 halls, 182K square meters of exhibition space, and meeting with as many of the 3,100 exhibitors as possible. The driving force for many of the new products introduced at the trade fair was, again, the need to […]