Smiths Interconnect has announced the release of the next-gen modular Transformer Connector Range - Heavy Power Series, for on-board power applications within the rail market. The Transformer Heavy Power Series employs a specialist do-it-yourself system which is based on the building block principle that allows manufacturers in the railway industry to design their own interconnect solution by procuring the connector’s elementary p...

Said to be the first COTS Plus 2mm Hard Metric backplane connector, tested and qualified to ESA ESCC 3401 specifications, the SpaceNXT Aurora Series has been released by Smiths Interconnect. The Aurora family consists of a broad range of high-reliability connectivity solutions that are readily available to the market and are pre-tested and qualified for next generation space applications.

An initiative to create a broad range of readily accessible space-qualified waveguide isolators, circulators, terminations, transitions, hybrids and couplers operating within assigned frequency bands from X to V-Band has commenced at Smiths Interconnect with the release of the SpaceNXT Ku Series of high power WR75 circulators and loads.

Provider of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems, microwave and radio frequency products, has announced the release of its Lab-Flex T Series of flexible coaxial cable assemblies. The T cable assemblies are mechanically robust and specifically designed to minimise phase change when subjected to a wide range of operational temperatures.

The Lab-Flex T Series of flexible coaxial cable assemblies from Smiths Interconnect are mechanically robust and specifically designed to minimise phase change when subjected to a wide range of operational temperatures. This makes them an ideal choice for system applications under extreme temperature and environmental conditions such as Radar, Test & Measurement, and Space applications.

The TT9 SMT series is a new DC – 20GHz wideband surface-mount fixed attenuator Series from Smiths Interconnect optimised to provide performance and power to applications in the defence market. Utilising more than 40 years of experience in refining attenuation solutions for defence, the TT9 offers a power handling capability of 500W while maintaining excellent impedance matching in an SMT package.

The DaVinci 45G 0.65mm pitch coaxial socket is an extension to Smiths Interconnect DaVinci 45G portfolio. Internet of Things, 5G wireless systems, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and self-driving vehicles have increased consumer demand for products requiring higher speed digital and analog ICs.

The release of Eclipta has been announced by Smiths Interconnect. The high performance edge card technology for disposable medical applications has a range of features that allow for quick and reliable connections whilst delivering the serviceability and affordability required by a broad range of critical medical devices.

The Volta Series probe heads from Smiths Interconnect are optimised for wafer-level chip-scale package testing. As phones and smart devices get more powerful, so do the integrated chips that support them. Volta is used for testing the chips (while in their wafer form) that are behind everything from Bluetooth and power management to digital display controllers.

Following initial market adoption and installation Smiths Interconnect is exhibiting its innovative TRAK X-Band Surface Mount (SMT) Circulators at DSEI in London. These units are low-cost, true pick-and-place compatible (tape-and-reel) components with standard solder reflow profiles. They are designed to replace “drop-in” and microstrip style circulators.

The TRAK GPS Time and Frequency Clock has been added to Smiths Interconnect’s range of product offerings. The 8835 GPS Clock from TRAK brand boasts extreme power and interoperability options while maintaining GPS accuracy and reliability. While tracking GPS, this click exhibits a frequency accuracy of <1x10-12 and a 1 PPS accuracy with <50nanoseconds, RMS.

Smiths Interconnect - which recently announced the transition of its technology brands, EMC Technology, Hypertac, IDI, Lorch, Millitech, RF Labs, Sabritec, TECOM and TRAK under a single brand identity - will exhibit its largest range of components, assemblies and systems at the DSEI show in London’s ExCel Centre (12-15 September).

For the first time Smiths Interconnect will take a single brand identity to the Paris Air Show (19 June – 25 June) encompassing EMC Technology, Hypertac, IDI, Lorch, Millitech, RF Labs, Sabritec, TECOM and TRAK. It will enable Smiths Interconnect to exhibit a wide range of components, assemblies and systems.

Smiths Interconnect is unifying its technology brands of EMC Technology, Hypertac, IDI, Lorch, Millitech, RF Labs, Sabritec, TECOM, and TRAK under the single brand identity of ‘Smiths Interconnect’. This brand transition supports a recent strategic reorganisation focused on creating a more agile structure that can better anticipate and respond to customers’ evolving needs.  

The high pressure, high temperature Vortex Connector Series, specifically designed for MWD, LWD and wireline applications has been released by Smiths Connectors. The Vortex Series protects critical electronics in the harsh environment that is typical of the oil and gas applications allowing customers to exploit more demanding geographies and geologies with deeper drilling and fracking capabilities.

The launch of a high performance Aurora Series, a COTS Plus 2mm hard metric connector for Compact PCI applications has been announced by Smiths Connectors. This connector range delivers a broad set of features and benefits to customers by addressing their high-reliability connectivity needs.

Smiths Connectors and TTI have tied up a pan-European distribution deal. The new agreement builds on a successful partnership between Smiths Connectors and Mateleco, the French specialist connector distributor acquired by TTI and completes the business relationship already existing with TTI in USA.

Gabriel Guglielmi, Head of Marketing at Smith Connectors, talks to Electronic Specifier Editor Joe Bush about how the company has restructured over the last few years and the key markets now served by its connector solutions.

A strategic partnership between Smiths Connectors and Phoenix Test Arrays will deliver Silmat Elastomeric Test Sockets to the global semiconductor test industry.  Silmat Elastomeric Test Sockets provide reliable signal integrity with high durability, long life and field replaceable test contacts. Both partners are confident this advanced, low profile contact technology will provide customers with a competitive edge in Package on Package (PoP...

A rugged high speed connector has been added to its D-Sub Series by Smiths Connectors. This line of high-impedance connectors is offered with 150ohm Quadrax contacts. It has been designed to ground the outer shield Quadrax directly to the shell of the connector, providing minimal RF noise, a compelling differentiator amongst D-Sub products.