Rapid market growth, continuous technology development and more sophisticated industry requirements are driving the demand for easy-to-use but reliable and robust interconnection systems. A leading provider of connectivity solutions, TE Connectivity is pleased to showcase its established and broad-ranging AMPMODU interconnection system at the electronica/productronica tradeshow in Shanghai from 20-22 March, 2012.

TE Connectivity and ip.access today announced that the two companies have teamed to create the world’s first all-digital integrated Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and small cell base station for WCDMA services. The solution uses ip.access' E16 picocell access point integrated with TE’s InterReach Spectrum or InterReach Fusion DAS products to provide a one-stop system for enterprises wishing to improve mobile service in their facilities.

TE Connectivity announces its next generation of RF products – the KOAXXA RF interconnects product family. This new offering from TE premieres today with the launch of the KOAXXA SMA product line.

TE Connectivity announces a new addition to its solderless LED socket series -- the Type NL2 socket for quick termination of NICHIA COB-L LEDs. This new offering, which provides a reliable mechanical and electrical connection of an LED onto a heat sink, enhances TE’s existing broad portfolio of solderless LED sockets.

To optimize connectivity in miniaturizing electronic products, TE Connectivity today announced the release of the company’s 0.3 mm front flip lock, Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) connectors. This new product offering is low-halogen and includes connectors up to 71 positions.

TE Connectivity today launched the new FORGE power drawer connector for high-current and high-voltage power supplies and power distribution systems. This blindmateable connector, produced from a scalable mold platform, allows users to specify the connector configuration that best meets their design requirements. With a voltage rating of up to 1000V AC or DC, coupled with a robust design, the product is well suited for high-efficiency power conver...

TE Connectivity introduces a sleek one-piece compressive board-to-board (BtB) connector, which enables connecting to a locally gold-plated secondary board by compression of the contacts. It is also scalable in a number of positions, height and pitch, which enhances design flexibility and has been adopted by major mobile device manufacturers.

To support industry requirements for high-speed cabling and interconnect systems, TE Connectivity has developed a new generation of its Industrial Ethernet M12 connector system for industrial applications, allowing data rates up to 10 Gb/s. The connector system consists of various cable assembly and PBC header types in a standard industrial circular format. Its eight contact system makes it suitable for both high-speed data applications and power...

Both the Power4Net and the Motorman hybrid connectors integrate several functions into a single compactly designed connector. The flexible Power4Net hybrid connector has space for up to eight power and four Ethernet contacts – or even for twelve power contacts by changing the insert – and has been designed for machine automation applications that require high data transmission security and power of up to 10 Amps.

TE Connectivity has expanded its portfolio of industrial USB 2.0 connectors to include latching and circular sealed USB connectors. The latching version adds retention force to USB connections and features a latching plug and receptacle with standard IP 20 protection. This USB connector adds 40 Newtons of locking strength with an integrated, positive latching mechanism and offers 1,500 mating and unmating cycles. The latching mechanism helps to a...

To support the latest high-speed InfiniBand CXP 12x QDR standard and IEEE 100 Gbps Ethernet specification, TE Connectivity (TE) has developed an enhanced-footprint CXP pluggable connectors and cage in a convenient one-piece, press-fit assembly. This new product supports 12 channels of up to 10 Gbps data rates for a total bandwidth of 120 Gbps, offers improved electrical performance and supports pluggable copper or optical transceivers and active ...

TE Connectivity (TE), formerly Tyco Electronics, has introduced a new miniature ALCOSWITCH Blue Series pushbutton switch. Its new internal snap-action mechanism combines compact dimensions with very fast switching and clear tactile and audible feedback indicating that the switch has been properly pressed. Applications cover power and signal.

TE Connectivity has developed an embedded antenna element covering all long term evolution (LTE) bands without requiring tuning. In addition, TE offers a complete product line of standard antennas that meets various customer needs. “The new Square6 embedded LTE antenna is designed for use in mobile LTE equipment, especially tablet PCs and smart phones,” says Christian Koehler, product manager at TE, “Its simple single feed layout can be ad...

TE Connectivity has launched a new website, datacenteragility.com, to help data center managers get a better understanding of how TE can help build agility into their data centers. According to the 2011 Gartner Scenario for Data Center Providers, Flexibility and speed are key requirements from the new data center designs. Put these two factors together and it is clear that data centers require products and solutions that build agility into their...

TE's Tim Sheaffer provides an overview of the Impact connector system utilized in backplane architectures.

TE Connectivity, formerly Tyco Electronics, introduces the new HTS DIN rail adapter. This adapter can be snapped on to EN60715 rails (IEC 715) typically used in switch cabinets. Mounting directly onto a DIN rail - sometimes referred to as mounting rail or TS 35 rail - using industrial connectors instead of modular terminal blocks can significantly simplify connecting one switch cabinet to another within the architecture of a distributed automati...

TE Connectivity announced the addition of two new products to its portfolio of medical-friendly solutions: the Elo TouchSystems 19CM and 22CM touchcomputers. Measuring 19-inches (19CM) and 22-inches (22CM) these all-in-one (AiO) systems complement the recently introduced 2400LM (24-inch) touchmonitor to round out the Elo TouchSystems family of devices built to help support the unique needs of medical environments and touch applications. Both the ...

TE Connectivity announces a new surface-mount LGA 2011 socket for Intel Corporation’s Core i7 and Xeon 5 CPU processors. Billy Hsieh, product manager at TE comments: “The LGA 2011 socket is validated to Intel’s design guides. TE is one of the few suppliers capable of offering this technology.”

TE Connectivity, formerly Tyco Electronics, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest cable identification marker: this durable heat-shrinkable wrap-around cable marker is designed to provide permanent marker identification ensuring that items do not have to be remarked in their lifetime.

TE’s side slide SIM connector offers protection against incorrect SIM card insertion. A SIM card can only be fully inserted into the connector side ways with the chamfered card edge first for it function properly. The most important feature of TE’s side slide SIM connector, according to Olive Wu, product specialist of Mobile Devices at TE, is its user-friendly design.