Fairview Microwave Inc., Allen, Texas, introduced expanded offerings of low passive intermodulation (low PIM) RF cables assemblies, low PIM adapters and low PIM terminations, commonly used in indoor/outdoor commercial telecom and cellular applications as well as distributed antenna systems (DAS). Offered in Fairview Microwave’s latest low PIM product expansion are 16 cable assemblies, 20 RF […]
FCI launches 2-mm high-speed, hard metric backplane connector
FCI, Singapore, has launched the High Speed version of its Millipacs series connector. The Millipacs series 2-mm hard metric (HM) backplane connector is used extensively for applications that require data rate up to 2.5 Gb/s. Telecom and Data customers are looking for signal speed upgrades that require connectors with improved signal integrity and bandwidth performance. FCI […]
Intel’s Edison developer kit relies on Hirose board-to-board connector
More companies are moving towards making their products Internet-of-Things-friendly, such as Intel’s Edison miniature computing platform, which can be used for IoT, wearable electronics, mobile phones and even harsh environments in industrial and automotive applications. Doing so requires robust, miniature connections, like the DF40 Series board-to-board connector from Hirose, Simi Valley, Calif. The company just announced […]
Power connector from Amphenol delivers up to 300 A
Amphenol Industrial Products Group, Sidney, N.Y., now offers a new high current PCB power connector that enables single point power delivery of 150, 200 and 300 A in less than one linear inch of a PCB edge. Amphenol’s RadFin power connectors use RADSOK contact technology to meet the increasing power requirements of printed circuit boards […]
FCI augments SCA-2 storage connector system
FCI, Singapore, announced today the extension of its storage family with the 12 G Single Connect Attachment-2 (SCA-2) Connector System. The latest range of SCA-2 connectors allows the hard disk drive to interface with the backplane in enterprise storage systems. The connector design and its PCB footprint is enhanced resulting in improved impedance, insertion and […]
Pasternack introduces RF combiners operating up to 6 GHz
Pasternack Enterprises Inc., Irvine, Calif., introduced a new line of broadband RF power combiners, offering a broad bandwidth for systems using components such as power amplifiers, antenna feeds, attenuators and switches. A special area of use would be in combining individual power amplifiers together into a large power block in an amplifier system. They are offered in […]
Molex OptoConnect custom optical enclosures integrate sophisticated fiber circuitry
Molex Inc., Lisle, Ill., recently launched its OptoConnect custom optical enclosures to simplify complex fiber optic mapping issues. It uses integrated FlexPlane optical circuitry to provide a complete end-to-end optical management system that interfaces with various manufacturers of high density telecom and datacom equipment used in communications systems. “Advanced network architectures are driving complex fiber optic […]
Anderson Power Products offers 3 and 5 position mini PL SPEC Pak connector
Anderson Power Products’ Mini PL SPEC Pak is a series of compact, environmentally sealed connectors that are touch safe on both sides and feature a latching shell. Power handling capabilities up to 23 A and 600 volts ac/dc per pole allow more power in a smaller waterproof (IP68) shell than competing solutions. Available in both three and […]
FCI introduces PwrBlade+ cable connectors
FCI, Singapore, released its PwrBlade+ cable connectors. Rated at 60 A per contact and capable of terminating the widest range of wires in one housing, 26 AWG- 6AWG, they offer flexibility to meet a wide variety of customer needs. The connectors come in both cable-to-cable and cable-to-board solutions. The cable connectors are offered in either […]
Industrial Ethernet cordsets and connectors simplify design
Industrial network systems allow for real-time distributed control of many connection points from a single controller. These “network bus” systems reduce the total amount of cable required and can simplify the overall design. Mencom offers a broad range of industrial network connectivity products to streamline installations. Using Ethernet in industrial applications is becoming more prevalent. […]