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Table of Contents Departments News DesignCon exhibitors emphasize one-stop-shopping “Everything from one source” is all the buzz from this year’s DesignCon in Santa Clara, CA, Feb. 6-8. Groups publish materials declaration standard As the July 2006 deadline for compliance with the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive draws near, companies across the electronics supply chain are focusing their efforts on materials declaration and curing the chaos of multiple reporting forms and formats. Rapid Conn patents SATA cable Rapid Conn, Inc., a subsidiary of ConnectCounty Holdings Berhad (CCHB), recently announced it was awarded U.S. Patent 6,951,477 and Republic of China Patent I246236 related to a unique termination method for cable assemblies, ensuring high-speed reliability and automation capability. Newsmakers News briefs Editor's View Good endings and good beginnings Connector Specifier has many changes afoot, and one will be the move from 12 to six print issues a year, beginning with the April/May issue. Products New Products WHAT’S NEW CONNECTORS CABLING & CONNECTOR SUPPORT Focus On RF/MICROWAVE CONNECTORS MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT & TOOLS Features Industrial Ethernet Connectors: the M-12 versus the RJ-45 Which industrial Ethernet connector is better for use on the factory floor-the RJ-45 or the M-12? Compliant terminals wield a solution for lead-free PCB assembly Eye-of-the-needle and canoe-compliant-terminal designs each have pros and cons for solderless connector assembly onto PCBs.

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