Regal adds EMI/RFI gasket to shielded connectors(Jun 29, 2009) June 29, 2009--Regal Electronics has expanded its line of specialty EMI/RFI suppression connectors with the addition of a shielded HDMI that features an EMI/RFI suppression gasket based on patented RJ-45 technology.
Ironwood adds burn-in, test BGA socket(Jun 23, 2009) June 23, 2009--Ironwood Electronics's SBT-BGA-7003 socket is designed for high performance requirements for burn-in and test applications. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 26-gram actuation force per ball, and cycle life of 100,000 insertions.
Harting adds small DIN for PCBs(Jun 22, 2009) June 22, 2009--Harting's 3B and 3C DIN 41612 connectors are designed for small PCBs. The connectors feature 20 or 30 pins, are based on 0.1-inch (2.54-mm) contact spacing, and can carry 2 amps per contact. They are tested according to IEC 60 603-2.
OKI Electric develops ultra thin, ultra long FPC(Jun 11, 2009) June 11, 2009 -- OKI Electric Cable has developed an ultra thin, ultra long flexible printed circuit (FPC) that achieves a width of 2 mm, lengths up to 3 m, and a wiring pitch of 180-microns, for over twice the density of conventional thin cables.
Endicott offering PCB prototypes(Jun 9, 2009) June 9, 2009--Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. (EI), through its Quick Turn Around (QTA) capability, is providing a range of prototype/new product introductory PCBs in the early design phase so that customers can stabilize new designs and get them to market quickly.
Molex adds 0.40-mm board-to-board(Jun 4, 2009) June 3, 2009--Molex's SlimStack series of board-to-board connectors now includes a 0.40-mm (.016") featuring a width of 2.60 mm (.102"). These miniature surface-mount connectors are designed for tight-packaging applications such as mobile phones, digital cameras, or portable audio units.
Agilent demos USB 3.0 test solution(May 21, 2009) May 21, 2009--Agilent Technologies Inc. today will demonstrate its SuperSpeed USB test solution portfolio here at a Developers Conference. This is the industry's first high-performance SuperSpeed USB test fixture coupled with NEC Electronics' USB 3.0 host controller.
Digi-Key offers latest open source BeagleBoard(May 18, 2009) May 18, 2009 -- Digi-Key announced that it is shipping Revision C of the fanless, open source BeagleBoard embedded development board from BeagleBoard.org. The latest version of the board offers increased design flexibility with twice the memory (256 MB RAM), an additional high-speed USB port, and an LCD expansion connector.
Ansys boosts HPC simulation capabilities(May 15, 2009) May 15, 2009 -- Ansys, Inc., a provider of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, has announced "significant high-performance computing (HPC) milestones" achieved with its Ansys 12.0 platform. The company says new release delivers impressive performance gains that enable product development teams to increase the value of simulation by considering large, high-fidelity models in shorter turnaround times.
Weidmuller adds 3.81-mm pitch PCB connectors(May 15, 2009) May 15, 2009--Weidmuller's 3.81-mm PCB connectors are 100% interchangeable to the industry standard and suitable for wire-to-board, board-to-wire, wire-to-wire, and board-to-board applications.
