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Table of Contents Departments News Active stackable interface connector awarded patent A new stackable interconnect design is now available for licensing. Independent inventor Troy Watson has announced the issuing of U.S. patent number 6,942,494 for a new type of connector that embeds active devices within the connector array. Amphenol jumps to #3 with Teradyne acquisition Amphenol Corporation (Wallingford, CT) announc-ed an agreement to acquire Teradyne’s Connection Systems (Nashua, NH) for approximately $390 million in cash, subject to a post closing working capital adjustment. SiliconPipe announces high-speed interconnectivity with no package vias Interconnect designer SiliconPipe has formally announced a new high-speed interconnect design with no package vias. Newsmakers News briefs AER Worldwide facility recycles and redistributes components AER Worldwide has moved its corporate headquarters to Fremont, CA, to expand opportunities for customers to leverage the company’s electronic component and asset recovery services. Universal Instruments initiates restructuring, layoffs Universal Instruments Corp., the global electronics equipment manufacturer and service provider located in Binghamton, announced infrastructure and staffing changes designed to increase its product quality, sales growth, and customer satisfaction. ECA order index rises to close out strong Q3 The monthly order index compiled by the Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA) continued rising in September, closing out a strong third quarter. Editor's View “Faster, better, cheaper” not just for spacecraft Over a decade ago, former NASA administrator Daniel Goldin ushered in the “faster, better, cheaper” initiative in the U.S. space program that caught on in all kinds of industries, from semiconductors to golf balls. Products New Products WHAT’S NEW CONNECTORS CABLING & CONNECTOR SUPPORT Focus On ADHESIVES & EPOXIES MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT & TOOLS Features What to look for in a PCB connector With RoHS compliance the talk of the industry, the process of choosing printed-circuit-board connectors now includes issues of added costs and redesign. The incredible shrinking I/O connector evolves The industrial input/output connector has evolved from cumbersome barrier-strip connections to the sophisticated pluggable terminal block. Trends in high-speed backplane connectors Smaller, better, cheaper, and faster are the buzzwords for high-speed backplane connectors in the future.

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