Printed Circuit Board: Interconnection World

Inverted PCB terminal blocks from Phoenix Contact enable touch-proof power connections (Feb 3, 2012)

The IPC 35 series offers PCB-to-PCB and wire-to-wire connections.

Samtec adds 1mm pitch discrete wire cable assembly for micro rugged interconnects (Feb 3, 2012)

The S1SS Series female discrete wire cable assembly features a dual beam contact system for mating with a proprietary, shrouded terminal strip.

Mentor Graphics enhances PCB design, analysis tools (Feb 1, 2012)

Analysis of today’s multi-GHz Serdes channel interconnects, such as PCIe-Gen 3, requires specialized 3D modeling for accurate signal integrity analysis, notes the company.

Neoconix adds compression connectors for flex-to-board, board-to-board applications (Jan 31, 2012)

Neoconix announced the availability of its SPH1 family of compression connector products.

Yokowo adds compact battery connector (Jan 27, 2012)

Two-piece battery connector is intended for use in devices where uninterrupted power is critical.

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by Matt Vincent

Nokia design chief wants a connector-free smartphone

The Guardian (UK) recently sat down with Nokia design chief Marko Ahtisaari for an interview where the executive reveals that new versions of the company's Lumia phones, introduced to showcase Windows Phone in November 2011, will remove the flip-up...

Green computing initiatives for small to medium sized ... (December 22, 2011)
1. INTRODUCTION More and more small and medium size companies worldwide have ...

Bomar's Type N V-Bite(TM) Connectors Now Offered in Shielded ... (December 19, 2011)
RF Edgeboard Connectors' Bottom Shielding Minimizes RF Leakage in an Array of ...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF HUAWEI DEVICE FOR "ROTATABLE DATA ... (December 19, 2011)
GENEVA, Dec. 19 -- Publication No. WO/2011/153938 was published on Dec. 15. ...

CareFusion 303 Assigned Patent (December 19, 2011)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- CareFusion 303, San Diego, has been assigned a ...

Applied Optical Systems Assigned Patent (December 19, 2011)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Applied Optical Systems, Plano, Texas, has been ...

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State of Military Interconnect, 2011 With more than 35 years of industry experience, Robert Stanton is a long-standing member of the standards committees for military connector specifications 32139, nanominiature, and 83513, Micro-D. Prior to his role as director of technology for Omnetics, Mr. Stanton was a design engineer and microelectronics expert with Tektronix. In this podcast, ICW senior editor Matt Vincent asks Bob for his views on the state of military interconnect so far in 2011. Play Now or Download
How do military connectors meet unique user requirements? A recent poll of engineers from around the world who work with military connectors yielded some surprising results. Listen to this podcast to find out what’s challenging these engineers as they work with a diverse set of military applications. Play Now or Download

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