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Compression contacts maintain connections between boards

March 4, 2025 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

 KYOCERA AVX released the new 9258-100 Series spring-finger board-to-board compression contacts. Designed to provide full connector functionality in a miniature, low-profile, single-contact form factor that supports flexible PCB placement, the new 9258-100 Series spring-finger board-to-board compression contacts help OEMs across industries reduce size and costs without compromising performance. These high-strength, UL-approved copper alloy contacts are […]

Filed Under: board-to-board, connector components, Industrial, PCB connector, Products Tagged With: kyoceraavx

Board-to-board interconnect series adds 49 new industrial components

January 23, 2025 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

Harwin has announced the expansion of its Kontrol range of industrial board-to-board interconnects (BBi), adding single-row connectors and cables to the 1.27mm pitch (0.05″) connectors. The range has been created to bridge the gap between high-end connectors and established pin header and socket solutions. The launch adds to Harwin’s existing dual-row Kontrol connectors, extending the […]

Filed Under: board-to-board, connector components, Industrial, Products Tagged With: harwin

Board-to-board connector support 28 Gbps links

October 30, 2024 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

Samtec announces the availability of its SLH/TLH Series printed circuit board (PCB) to board (B2B) connectors that offer an ultra-low mated stack height down to 2 mm (.078″) and support 28 Gbps NRZ performance. SLH/TLH PCB board-to-board connectors are part of Samtec’s Ultra Micro line of products that maximize overall space and offer reliable connections […]

Filed Under: Aerospace, Automotive, board-to-board, connector components, Industrial, IoT, Military, Products, Robotics Tagged With: samtec

Board-to-board connectors enable mezzanine PCB arrangements with up to 30 Gbps data rates

May 13, 2024 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

The space-saving board-to-board connectors in Phoenix Contact’s FS 0.635 series enable mezzanine PCB arrangements with high-speed data transmission rates up to 30 Gbps. The floating system features a tolerance compensation of up to 0.7 mm in the “x” and “y” directions, as well as 0.6 mm in the “z” direction. This flexibility within the board-to-board […]

Filed Under: board-to-board, connector components, PCB connector, Products, Robotics Tagged With: phoenixcontact

Board-to-board connector line expanded to include 0.635 mm pitch versions

February 14, 2024 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

Samtec has expanded its successful line of Edge Rate board-to-board connectors to include a higher density mated set that is half the width of previous designs and offers a lower-profile 5 mm mated height (ERF6 & ERM6 Series). ERF6 & ERM6 Series Edge Rate connectors support 56 Gbps PAM4 high-speed, rugged mezzanine applications for industrial, embedded vision, […]

Filed Under: board-to-board, connector components, Industrial Tagged With: samtec

Board-to-board connectors pass 16 Gb/sec digital signals

December 7, 2023 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

Hirose has expanded its DF40 board-to-board floating connector series to support PCI-ex Gen.4 (16Gbps) and MIPI D-PHY Ver.1.1 (1.5Gbps). The DF40F Series provides high-density mounting, significant space-savings, and high-temperature resistance to 125 degrees for automotive applications. The DF40F Series is most commonly used in in-vehicle sensor applications including cameras, LIDAR, millimeter-wave radar, and more. Simplifying […]

Filed Under: Automotive, board-to-board, connector components, Products Tagged With: Hirose

Multi-RF board-to-board connector combines digital and RF signals

June 28, 2023 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

Hirose has released a multi-RF board-to-board connector that provides a size reduction of up to 71% compared to conventional designs. With the industry’s smallest width of only 2.2 mm, the BM56 Series supports multiple RF and digital signals with one board-to-board connector. By combining digital and RF signals into a single connector, the BM56 Series […]

Filed Under: board-to-board, connector components, IoT, PCB connector, Products, RF, Wearables Tagged With: Hirose

Connector family handles 224 Gb/sec digital signals

June 7, 2023 By Martin Rowe Leave a Comment

A set of five connectors that connect board-to-board, board-to-backplane, and board-to-cable connections address signal-integrity issues not present at lower data rates. Every time digital data streams make a speed jump, new problems in physics emerge that did not exist at lower speeds. Now that 224 Gb/sec PAM4 links are in development, engineers must deal with […]

Filed Under: board-to-board, Cable assemblies, cable-to-board, Telecom/Data

Fully-shielded, board-to-board connector capable of 40 Gbps/lane transmission

August 8, 2022 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

I-PEX has released the new NOVASTACK 35-HDH fully-shielded, board-to-board connector at 1.5 mm mating height and 0.35 mm pitch. This connector combines excellent mating workability with high electrical performance. The NOVASTACK 35-HDH connector can be used in a wide variety of applications, including  notebook PCs, automotive cameras, VR headsets, etc. With its 360-degree metal shielded ZenShield design, […]

Filed Under: board-to-board, EE sync, Electronics Tagged With: ipex

D-sub connectors: Everyone speaks of them incorrectly

May 16, 2022 By Martin Rowe 1 Comment

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You probably don’t know it, but you’ve been referring to most D-sub connectors incorrectly for your entire career.

Filed Under: Basics, board-to-board, cable-to-board, D-Sub, FAQ, Featured Tagged With: Sealevel Systems

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