Rectangular Mil-Spec

This week’s Product Roundup highlights board-to-board connector products from leading suppliers for applications in the datacom, telecom, industrial, military, aerospace, medical, transportation, and consumer electronics markets. Board-to-Board Connector Products Advanced Interconnections’ line of high-reliability, through-hole board-to-board connectors is available in single-, dual-, and triple-row designs with closed-end, anti-solder-wicking, screw-machined terminals on a 1.27mm, 2.00mm, or Read More >>

Rugged Connectors Expand into New Applications

By Mark Crawford on September 10, 2019

5G and the Industrial Internet of Things are pushing advanced electronics into rough new territory. Rugged connectors can provide the robust connectivity needed, although sometimes a custom connector is required. Rugged connectors come into play when electronic equipment is designed for use in an extreme environment. This can be broadly defined: Extreme conditions may be Read More >>

Assessing the Future of Military Electronics

By Amy Goetzman on January 22, 2019

As the Department of Defense prepares for the future of the military, the electronics industry is working to help it understand the complex needs and issues that affect R&D, manufacturing, the workforce, and the supply chain. In August 2018, President Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA 2019) Read More >>

The Impressive and Almighty Nano-D Connector

By Contributed Article on January 22, 2019

Small, lightweight, and known for its high-reliability performance, the nano-D connector is taking the lead in ruggedized portable electronics. Today’s circuits face unprecedented demands. Modern applications subject systems to the rigors of portability in addition to a wide range of environmental hazards as they assist in tasks ranging from skin surface monitoring to deep space Read More >>

Space Connectors Get Tough for the Harshest Environment

By Contributed Article on October 9, 2018

Heat, shock, vibration, and radiation are all in a day’s work for the special components that explore worlds beyond our own. by Ann R. Thryft The most mission-critical of military/aerospace systems are the ones that go into space, where they encounter the toughest environments. Mil/aero systems must be tough enough on Earth to withstand the Read More >>

SWaP-Optimized Connector Products

By Christine Stieglitz on August 21, 2018

This week’s product roundup highlights small, lightweight, and powerful connector solutions from leading suppliers. SWaP-Optimized Connector Products Fischer Connectors’ UltiMate™ Series connectors and cable assemblies are rugged, compact, lightweight, hermetically sealed, and sealed to IP68/IP69 even when unmated, providing high-reliability solutions for a wide variety of applications with severe environmental, industrial, chemical, and blind-mating conditions. Read More >>

New Product News: June 2018

By Christine Stieglitz on June 12, 2018

Summary coverage of the latest, new-to-market connector and cable products Interconnects, etc. Hirose expanded its rugged ix Industrial Series, which combines a small, robust design with high-speed data transmission capabilities, with the addition of an IDC plug assembly that decreases customer installation time by up to 50% due to the reduction in wire stripping, twisting, Read More >>

Hyperboloid Contacts Improve High-Density Mil/Aero Rectangular Connectors

By Contributed Article on May 4, 2018

Hyperboloid contacts improve contact density, mating force, functionality, and cycle-life in high-density rectangular connectors designed for mil/aero applications. Robert Lascelles, Product Manager – integraMate®, QA Technology Company, Inc. Rectangular Connectors In mil/aero applications, high-line-count rectangular connectors are often used as the interface between PCBs, between internal subassemblies, at input-output bulkheads, and between the equipment and Read More >>

Mil-Spec Connector Product Roundup

By Christine Stieglitz on March 6, 2018

This week’s product roundup highlights mil-spec connectors from leading suppliers. Mil-Spec Connector Product Roundup BTC Electronics offers TT Electronics’ mag-Net® invisible, garment-mounted, power and data connector series for harsh-environment military, first-responder, and law enforcement applications. These ultra-lightweight, flush-flat, self-aligning, automatic-coupling connectors enable ultra-easy, one-handed blind mating, deliver dependable ease-of-use and reliability, and are the world’s Read More >>

High-Speed Connector Roundup

By Christine Stieglitz on July 18, 2017

Check out this week’s product roundup for information about some of the industry’s latest and greatest high-speed connector solutions. High-Speed Connector Roundup TE Connectivity’s 56-position press-fit stacking connectors deliver 10Gb/s signaling in high-density packaging with a footprint that matches VPX daughtercard layouts to achieve reliable, low-noise, gas-tight connections. Designed for rugged, high-speed applications, including military Read More >>

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Rectangular Mil-Spec

Board-to-Board Connector Products

Rugged Connectors Expand into New Applications

Assessing the Future of Military Electronics

The Impressive and Almighty Nano-D Connector

Space Connectors Get Tough for the Harshest Environment

SWaP-Optimized Connector Products

New Product News: June 2018

Mil-Spec Connector Product Roundup

High-Speed Connector Roundup

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