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How HDD and controller connectors and internal cables are evolving

January 31, 2022 By Ed Cady Leave a Comment

NVMe Hard Disk Drives

NVMe Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) are a new storage system product family currently going through development and validation. It’s expected that some of these products will be released in 2023 or 2024. HDDs store memory on a spinning disk and are slower than solid-state drives (SSDs). So, why new HDDs? The new devices are said […]

Filed Under: EE sync, FAQ, Featured Tagged With: faq

Where are wire-to-board connectors used?

January 26, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

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By Frances Richards Wire-to-board connectors are used to connect a wire or group of discrete wires to a printed circuit board (PCB). These connectors serve as an efficient and cost-effective method for delivering power and signals to PCBs in automotive, industrial, lighting, and communication products. Commercial electronic equipment and household appliances often use wire-to-board connectors […]

Filed Under: Basics, DW sync, EE sync, FAQ, Featured, Products, wire-to-board connector

Getting one wire to do more, Part 4 – headphone wire as antenna

January 24, 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. Using a headphone wire as an FM antenna The earliest portable AM/FM portable radios used two antennas: an internal long wire wound on a ferrite core for the lower-frequency AM band (550-1600 kHz), and a “whip” antenna […]

Filed Under: Basics, EE sync, Electrical/Instrumentation, Electronics, FAQ, Featured, Markets Tagged With: faq

Getting one wire to do more, Part 3 – Powering the antenna LNA

January 21, 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. Providing DC power to an antenna amplifier via an RF coaxial cable In most applications where the antenna is located at a distance from the radio receiver front end, it is desirable or necessary to add a […]

Filed Under: DW sync, FAQ, Featured Tagged With: faq

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

How accelerator IO interface connectors and cables offer more options

January 3, 2022 By Ed Cady Leave a Comment

Accelerator I/O connectors and cables provide secure, electrical contact and transmission for high-speed data. These devices typically make up one of the largest unit percentages of data-center equipment in terms of use and assembly. This is particularly true compared to top-of-rack (TOR) switching fabric network interface cables, such as Ethernet or InfiniBand. TOR switching is […]

Filed Under: Basics, EE sync, Electronics, FAQ, Featured Tagged With: faq

Harwin broadens scope of its SMT PCB socket offering

December 16, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Harwin-HAR051

Expanding its portfolio of board sockets, Harwin has introduced additional sizes for the popular Sycamore Contact range. These 6A current rated surface-mount PCB sockets allow engineers to accommodate different designs, placing individual sockets freely on a board without the constraint of connector housings. Two additions complement the existing 3.8 7mm length sockets, which accept 0.8-1.3mm […]

Filed Under: EE sync, Electronics, Featured, gold, PCB connector, SMT Tagged With: harwin

Better connections assist soldiers to make better decisions faster

November 18, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Military OEM design engineers of wearable devices and tactical vests can simplify their designs and connectivity solutions with quality connectors and cable assemblies, which can optimize soldier productivity at every step of the decision cycle – observing, orienting, deciding and acting.

By Jack Midgley, Global Defense Market Leader, Fischer Connectors Soldier modernization programs take on new urgency as funding priorities shift and operational demands increase. There are many challenges posed by resource constraints and changing operational environments. Defense connectivity solutions offer new capabilities and innovative, economical approaches to help soldiers and commanders at every level make […]

Filed Under: DW sync, EE sync, Electronics, Featured, Markets, Military Tagged With: fischer

Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) allows an interconnected industry

November 15, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

TE's SPE IP67 M8 hybrid cable plug

By Ruud van den Brink  • Product Manager for Industrial Communications  •  TE Connectivity Industry 4.0 is all about enhancing efficiency and productivity. Part of these improvements can be realized in a more optimized communication infrastructure in industrial networks. Modern-day industrial automation systems are complex. Different layers in the network use different communication standards. A […]

Filed Under: Basics, DW sync, EE sync, Electronics, Featured, FPC Tagged With: teconnectivity

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