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Cable assembly mounts next to high-speed ICs

April 29, 2025 By Martin Rowe Leave a Comment

The Si-Fly cable assembly from Samtec lets you mount connectors to a board while going under cooling components. High-speed digital ICs such as microprocessors, GPUs, ASICs, and electrical-to-optical converters need clean signals, and they generate lots of heat. To minimize the PCB traces where signals travel, engineers need to mount cables as close to the […]

Filed Under: Cable assemblies, connector components, copper, wire-to-board connector Tagged With: samtec

What types of plating are used on connectors?

March 12, 2025 By Aharon Etengoff Leave a Comment

Connector plating is a thin metallic layer applied to contact surfaces to improve conductivity, corrosion resistance, and durability. Manufacturers use various platings to optimize electrical performance, mechanical reliability, and cost across applications. This article reviews common noble metals used in connector plating and discusses how nickel-based platings improve wear resistance and reliability. It also highlights […]

Filed Under: Aerospace, copper, FAQ, Featured, gold, Military

What are the top EMI/RFI considerations for connector design and selection?

March 5, 2025 By Aharon Etengoff Leave a Comment

Connectors link multiple electronic components to transmit power and signals across one or many systems. This article details key connector design considerations, focusing on mitigating electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI). It also reviews criteria for selecting EMI/RFI-resistant connectors, discusses compliance and standards, and offers technical tips for testing and maintaining shielding. Exploring […]

Filed Under: copper, EMI/EMC/RFI, FAQ, Featured, gold

How a connector company made sustainability a priority

February 14, 2023 By Martin Rowe Leave a Comment

In this podcast, EE World spoke with Ralf Klädtke to learn how TE Connectivity trains its engineers to look for sustainable materials and manufacturing processes.

Filed Under: copper, Featured, gold, Sustainability Tagged With: TE Connectivity

Connectors and cables modernize data centers

August 30, 2022 By Liz Hardin, Group Product Manager, Molex Leave a Comment

network servers in data center

Demands for bandwidth-intensive, data-driven services are fueling a rise in compute, data storage, and networking capabilities. These rises put pressure on connectors and cable to deliver data at higher speeds with better signals and less heat.

Filed Under: Basics, copper, EE sync, FAQ, Featured, fiber, PCB connector, Telecom/Data Tagged With: Molex

Connector and terminal products for gas and battery powered equipment

August 10, 2022 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

A full line of standard and custom electrical and electronic connectors and terminals for gasoline and battery-powered lawn and garden equipment that are manufactured in the USA to eliminate OEM delivery lead time issues has been introduced by ETCO Incorporated. ETCO Lawn & Garden Equipment Products include spark plug terminals, boots, heavy rings, PCB-, insulated-, […]

Filed Under: Automation, connector components, copper, DW sync, Electrical/Instrumentation, PCB connector, Products, terminal blocks Tagged With: etcoincorporated

Getting one wire to do more, Part 2 – Phantom power for the microphone

January 20, 2022 By Bill Schweber Leave a Comment

Using one wire in two very different roles is widely done, requiring some simple circuity and basic components. Powering microphones over the audio cable A classic engineering objective is to figure out a way to get one set of wires to provide a second function at little cost. This second part in the series looks […]

Filed Under: copper, EE sync, Electronics, FAQ, Featured, Industry News Tagged With: faq

Simple double-duty: How to get one wire to do more, Part 1: The rationale

January 19, 2022 By Bill Schweber Leave a Comment

Using one wire in two very different roles is widely done, requiring some simple circuity and basic components. It makes a lot of sense to use an individual single copper cable and its connection between two points to do more than it initially intended, especially if that additional function is aligned with the primary function […]

Filed Under: Antennas, Basics, copper, EE sync, Electronics, FAQ, Featured, Markets, Products, RF, Telecom/Data Tagged With: faq

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