The current 10Gbps per lane Extoll IO interface system uses high-speed interconnects based on SAMTEC’s HD16 connectors and cable assemblies. This 12 lane connector system was chosen because it is smaller and lighter than the CXP 12 lane InfiniBand connector as has increased port density on the front plate of a network switch. This IO […]
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TE Connectivity recognizes top performing distributors
TE Connectivity presented its 2015 Electronic Distributor Awards during its recent Global Distribution Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The annual awards recognize TE’s highest-performing distribution partners based on sales and market share growth, business plan performance and customer satisfaction. TE presented the 2015 Electronic Global Distributor of the Year awards to TTI, Inc. and Mouser Electronics, […]
LEMO appoints new general manager
LEMO USA announced that as of May 1st, it has appointed a new General Manager, Mr. Farhad Kashani. With more than twenty years of high technology global manufacturing and design experience with companies such as Amphenol and Nortel Networks, Farhad has acquired extensive senior management and technical expertise. A Canadian national, Farhad is fluent in […]
Fischer’s MiniMax series launches even smaller ultra-miniature connector
Fischer Connectors has launched an even smaller ultra-miniature connector, MiniMax 06, as an extension of its miniature high-density product range, the Fischer MiniMax Series. The MiniMax 06 connector can include up to 12 power and signal contacts in a footprint of only 10 mm. This corresponds to a density factor* of 0.83—a unique technological feature […]
What is going on with SAS storage connectors and cable assemblies?
SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) storage systems I/O interface and its data transmission rate and interconnect types are expanding again. SCSITA, the SCSI Trade Association, has been marketing, driving and supporting the next generation SAS 4.0 running at 24Gbps per lane. The Industry standards group INCITS-T10 is working with www.SFFcommittee.org on developing a new higher-speed […]
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Xponential 2016 unmanned systems show
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International hosted Xponential 2016 last week at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Xponential is said to be the largest trade show for the unmanned systems market, drawing more than 8,000 attendees to see some 600 exhibitors and attend 300-plus educational sessions. Connectors and cabling were […]
LEMO exhibits at XPOTENTIAL 2016 (an AUVSI Experience)
LEMO, Rohnert Park, Calif., will be displaying its latest technology in connectors, cable/wire and cable assembly during the XPOTENTIAL AUVSI 2016 Trade Show and Conference, May 3-5, at the Ernest N Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Booth #549. Northwire, Inc., a LEMO Group Company and manufacturer of wire and cable, will be joining in the […]
HARTING Technology Group set to further expand US activities
The HARTING Technology Group perceives the US as a market of the future and is aiming to further expand its business in the United States, said CEO and General Partner Philip Harting at a press reception kicking off the Hannover Messe this week. In this context, HARTING is primarily counting on teaming up with innovative […]
Why are backplane 24-56G cables replacing many PCBA types?
The advent of digital signaling higher frequencies and data rates at 24G SAS, 25G Ethernet, 26G InfinBand and 28G FibreChannel have caused the need to evaluate and develop alternative media types versus traditional FR4 PCB substrates which can no longer provide acceptable transmission performance. The exponential cost of newer improved dielectric PCB substrates, from 5x […]
New Han ES Press connectors from HARTING are designed for modular machinery
HARTING will use the Hannover Messe trade show to present a series of new interfaces for modular machinery which enables users to save time and money. The company has developed a new connector, the Han ES Press, which is based on a cage clamp terminal and enables rapid tool-less installation and contact bridging with prefabricated […]