Connectors

Plastronics has developed a stamped alternative for traditional fine-pitch ‘pogo-pins’ – the spring- loaded contacts used for temporary electrical connections in test jigs, for example. “For decades the spring-loaded probe aka pogo-style pin has delivered excellent mechanical and electrical performance in a highly compliant contact,” said the Texas firm. “However, this often came at a high cost given that each pin ...

Hirose of Japan and Harting of Germany are to develop a miniature connection for 10Gbit Ethernet. “As a form of the Internet of Things, there is one thing that Industry 4.0 requires above all else: an Ethernet connection to each and every Industry 4.0 component,” claimed Harting chairman Philip Harting. “The standardisation and international norms for new high-performance components and ...

Twinhousing is an industrial connector shell for Amphenol’s Heavymate F series. Designed to accommodate two of the series modules, the metal housing is combined with an additional shielding frame for electromagnetic shielding. The plastic lever is designed for easy handling. Typical applications, particularly with the three-pole power module, are motor connections. Heavymate F connectors have crimp terminations and contacts rated ...

AVX has added a locking plug to its 70-9159 series of low-profile 5A board to board connectors. Part of its ‘Stript’ insulator-less single contact range, the gold-plated beryllium-copper (BeCu) spring contacts have a positive latching mechanism and can absorb a 1mm of tolerance in the x and y direction. Led lighting is one intended application – the locking plug features the same ...

UK connector maker Intelliconnect has introduced a range of nickel aluminium bronze alloy water-proof connectors for harsh environments. They are versions of the existing Pisces range, and aimed as marine, naval, chemical, oil and gas industry use. “Conventional RF connectors are manufactured from brass and finished with nickel plating or passivated stainless steel. Such finishes are subject to minor degrading in ...

Connector maker Harwin has opened its new £3m manufacturing centre in Portsmouth, increase floor space on the site by 33%. The 3,000m² building was opened by HRH Prince Michael of Kent. “We are committed to high quality manufacturing in the UK  and we had outgrown our existing facilities, so to meet our growth plans, we had to expand,” said Harwin chairman ...

Ekinops is introducing a flexible rate transponder/muxponder line which allows network operators to double their transport capacity. Using an advanced digital signal processor (DSP) combined with Ekinops’ enhanced T-Chip (transport-on-a-chip) technology to support both DP-QPSK and 16QAM modulation formats on a single line card, Ekinops is able to deliver a low-cost, programmable 400G solution. This can double the capacity of ...

MACOM is sampling a quad channel linear externally modulated laser (EML) driver for 28 Gbaud PAM-4 solutions for 200G and 400G. The MACOM-003419 is a low power electroabsorptive modulated laser (EML) driver with high gain, high bandwidth, and output voltage capability up to 2 Vpp while it consumes less than 500mW of power. The device has differential inputs to provide ...

AVX has released a series of low-profile battery connectors for devices with pluggable modules that vertically mate with a base unit, designed to prevent end-users damaging the contacts. With a 2mm pitch, the 9155-800 Series is intended for >5,000 mating cycles in consumer, medical, industrial, and harsh environment applications. Contacts are gold-plated beryllium copper (BeCu), and the contact geometry has been designed ...

TE Connectivity says that its Strada Whisper direct plug orthogonal (DPO) connectors are designed to eliminate mid-plane connectivity to improve airflow in basestations and other types of communications equipment. The backplane connector supports 25Gbit/s data rates and is scalability up to 56Gbit/s (PAM4 and NRZ). The DPO connectors are designed to offer alignment and installation that maintains electrical performance even ...