Have you read the latest interconnect news? We’ve got the week’s product, show, personnel, and business announcements from your favorite interconnect suppliers. LEMO Celebrates 70th Anniversary LEMO is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2016. After seven decades of innovation, the company now offers 75,000 product combinations, a product range that continues to grow through custom-specific designs. READ MORE ConnectorRead More

Bishop & Associates Electronics Industry Confidence Index for January, along with the latest news from the connector and cable industry, are featured in this issue’s Week in Review.   How Confident is the Electronics Industry? Every month Bishop & Associates asks for readers’ insights into the electronics industry to compile the industry confidence index. The January Electronics IndustryRead More

TE micro circular connectors deliver reliability and flexible configurations for military applications. TE Connectivity announced that its metal-shell micro circular connectors are now available globally. The new connector family is a complete line of small circular connectors ideal for rugged military and commercial applications. The metal-shell micro circular connectors are versatile, tested for harsh environments, andRead More

Ironwood Electronics’ stamped spring pin socket lets you test your 12x12mm BGA device using an extreme temperature socket. Ironwood Electronics introduced a new stamped spring pin socket to address the high-performance requirements for testing BGA243 – CBT-BGA-7020. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 31g actuation force per ball with a cycle life of 500,000 insertions. TheRead More

April 16, 2013 – Ironwood extreme temperature socket for 36-pin BGA offers superior electrical performance in extreme temperatures.

August 2012—Molex’s Brad Ultra-Lock (M12) EX Connection System provides a safe, quick connection interface for instrumentation and control devices in potentially explosive and hazardous areas. 

September 2012—J-Tech has expanded its offering of ruggedized Ethernet and USB connectors.

September 2012—Phoenix Contact’s latest mini plug connectors reduce connection time and allow for true surface-mount processing.

September 2012—Ironwood Electronics introduced a new MicroSD socket (SBT-MicroSD-01) addressing high performance requirements for Speed Class Rating, which guarantees a minimum rate at which data can be written to the card.

September 12, 2012-SUYIN has developed a 15-pin, right-angle, high-density (HD) D-sub connector that is thru-hole-compatible.

September 2012 – TE Connectivity’s new Raychem Spin Lock Variable Angle Backshell enables straight, 45° and 90° cable terminations with the same component.