Cables/Connecting

3M has launched the Metpak HSHM Press-Fit B19 connector. This is designed to give system designers working with VME and CompactPCI backplane systems a cost-effective path to higher speed serial input/output (I/O) protocols, such as PCI Express and RapidIO, without disruptive backplane redesign or needing a ‘forklift’ upgrade.

Finisar Corporation today announced the industry’s first serial 10 Gbps active optical cable family designed to accelerate and support 10G Ethernet server connectivity. The Laserwire™ family consists of the Laserwire cable, a high density electrical connector and 10G Ethernet adapter modules to facilitate adoption into legacy transceiver ports. Laserwire utilizes fiber optic technology for the transmission of data while reducing the weight, ...

A new insert module with a current rating of 70 A has been added to the Han-Modular range of industrial connectors from HARTING. The new Han 70 A module accommodates two power contacts with axial screw termination, and is rated for voltages of up to 1000 V at 70 A. Although this module has a high electrical power rating, it is only half the size of HARTING's existing 100 A module.

ITT Electronic Components, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of connectors, interconnects, and cable assemblies, has tested its Chip on Flex (CoF) filter connector technology to 1,000 cycles of thermal shock from -55°C to +125°C per MIL-STD-1344. Compared to the ceramic planar array block capacitor used in conventional filter connectors, the Cannon CoF connector utilizes a state-of-the-art flexible circuit where individual chip capacit...

Offered in a wide range of configurations, USB 1.1 and 2.0 compliant PCB mount connectors from connector and component manufacturer GTK are capable of fast data transfers with speeds of up to 480 Mbit/s. The connectors are available in A and B series and benefit from a large range of readily available standard cable assemblies. Custom made assemblies are also possible.

Molex has introduced Sealed SFP Assemblies in response to customer demands to incorporate SFP transceivers into sealed panel mounted receptacles. These new solutions also meet a market need for upgrades from a copper Ethernet system to an optical transceiver, or can interchange between the two as requirements demand.

igus has launched a cable with individual conductors designed to withstand high levels of torsion in all three dimensions. The robot-suitable cable is ideal for robotic and other applications, such as rotary tables or spindle drives that must be supplied with high power levels.

Cinch Connectors has introduced a RoHS compliant high-density filtered D-Sub connector. Targeted specifically at the commercial market, this new connector features a more dense contact arrangement, resulting in substantial space and weight savings for design engineers.

ERNI Electronics has complemented its ERmetZD range of straight male connectors and right-angled female connectors with the addition of new right-angled female connectors in 2, 3 and 4 contact pair versions. The product family has been extended with new straight female connectors (4-pair version), evaluation kits and the ERmet ZD cable connector system. These components together encompass a complete high-speed connector portfolio that is specifie...

Coaxial Dynamics has announced the new broadband 6902-BNCF series of 2 Watt BNC attenuators rated from DC to 4 GHz, which includes WiMax, WiFi and WiBro testing applications. VSWR is 1.25:1 maximum through 4 GHz and the accuracy is +/- 0.3dB to 6dB, +/- 0.5dB to 20dB and +/- 0.75dB to 30dB. Standard dB values include 3, 6, 10, 20 and 30dB with others available on special order. All BNC models have bi-directional operation and other connector t...