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IWCS issues call for papers for annual cable, connectivity symposium

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:46:00 GMT

February 10,2012 --

The 61st annual IWCS International Cable-Connectivity Symposium is scheduled for November 11-14, 2012, at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

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Low-cap silicon ESD devices boost signal integrity in consumer, mobile interconnects

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:20:50 GMT

February 9,2012 --

TE Circuit Protection's SESD device family provides ultra-low insertion loss for the latest generation of high speed mobile and consumer interfaces including USB 3.0/2.0, HDMI, eSATA, DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt.

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UL approves Methode Electronics' FusionLug cable and wire termination technology

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:40 GMT

February 9,2012 --

FusionLug formed wire compression lug system is now recognized by Underwriter Laboratories (UL) for single and multiple power conductor configurations.

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One Stop Systems' PCIe cable adapters certified to Canon Green standards

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:20 GMT

February 7,2012 --

Certification was necessary for OSS to supply Canon with the PCIe cable adapters used in the Canon DreamLabo 5000 production photo printer.

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OIF targets risk reduction for optical interconnect technology investment

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:05:40 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Bandwidth growth has driven system requirements, while interconnect performance is starting to become a limiting factor, contends the forum.

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Ethernet Alliance to present end user forum

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:25:30 GMT

February 2,2012 --

Latest installment in the Ethernet Alliance’s TEF series is 1-day event especially intended to provide the Ethernet end-user community with an opportunity to voice its needs.

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FCI, 3M jointly unveil HD SAS internal cable assemblies at DesignCon 2012

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:35:20 GMT

February 1,2012 --

Companies announce the availability of the SFF 8643 Mini Multilane internal cable assemblies for SAS HD connections from FCI, featuring 3M's SL8800 Series twin axial cable.

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IPC expands data exchange standards for environmental compliance

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:25:50 GMT

January 27,2012 --

New standards focus on battery materials and chemical analysis reports.

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Mellanox ratchets down 10-GbE pricing

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:05:40 GMT

January 27,2012 --

Move signifies that Mellanox is now positioning itself as a low-cost alternative to competitors such as Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, and Arista Networks.

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Intel buys QLogic's Infiniband IP

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:20:10 GMT

January 27,2012 --

Intel has acquired QLogic's InfiniBand intellectual property (IP) for $125 million in a strategic move toward exascale supercomputing.

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ANSI-approved fiber installation spec now available

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:40:10 GMT

January 25,2012 --

FOA members can download NECA/FOA 301 Installing and Testing Fiber Optics at no cost.

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BTC's hermetically sealed receptacles earn ASD-CERT recertification

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:30:20 GMT

January 24,2012 --

ASD-CERT qualifies standard aerospace products in accordance with the requirements of EN 9133.

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VESA to preview Mobility DisplayPort at CES 2012

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:40:30 GMT

January 5,2012 --

MYDP is designed to enable content streaming from mobile devices to large displays.

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Taiwan's Simula joins SAAP, will prepare SlimPort MYDP products for compatibility testing

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:35:20 GMT

January 4,2012 --

Analogix Semiconductor announced that Simula Technology, Inc. (Taipei) has joined the SlimPort Accessories Adopters Program (SAAP).

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Report: 40G connectivity set to boom

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:30:20 GMT

December 22,2011 --

Researcher says the early-adopter uptake of 40G switches far outpaces that of predecessors 1 and 10G.

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Interview with an Interconnect Innovator: Ardent Concepts' Gordon Vinther

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:15:50 GMT

December 21,2011 --

Interconnection World spoke with Gordon Vinther, president and founder of Ardent Concepts, a designer and supplier of custom spring loaded connectors and other interconnects.

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NEMA launches surge protection educational website

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:30:10 GMT

December 19,2011 --

Updated website informs NEMA users about surge characteristics, how surge protective devices (SPDs) work, and how to specify and apply surge protection.

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TranSwitch joins HDMI Forum on strength of high speed interconnect business

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:20:50 GMT

November 7,2011 --

TranSwitch's HDP technology combines both HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort in one single physical layer (PHY).

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Low pin-count mobile interface extension added to DiiVA specification for unified AV, data, charging power connectivity

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:30:30 GMT

October 31,2011 --

DiiVA specification mobile extensions will enable space-constrained devices to maximize functionality over a single connector.

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PICMG adopts MicroTCA, AdvancedTCA spec enhancements

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:05:40 GMT

October 25,2011 --

Open systems standards advance for PCI mezzanine card I/O, power module connector systems used in military, telecoms applications.

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UNH-IOL enhances scope of Data Center Bridging (DCB), FCoE test efforts

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMT

October 6,2011 --

The UNH-IOL announced that it now offers conformance and interoperability testing for all Data Center Bridging (DCB) standards. The lab is also now offering complimentary DCB trial testing for non-member companies.

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USB Promoter Groups open review for inter-chip, power delivery specifications

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:50:20 GMT

October 4,2011 --

The USB 2.0 and 3.0 Promoter Groups will be holding industry specification reviews for the SuperSpeed USB Inter-Chip (SSIC) and USB Power Delivery specifications.

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IEC honors CommScope structured cabling veteran Kolesar

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:20:30 GMT

September 28,2011 --

This year's IEC 1906 Award goes to Paul Kolesar, the CommScope fellow who has been heavily involved in the development of specifications for OM3 and OM4 fiber.

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Curtiss-Wright bets on IDT's PCI Express, RapidIO chips for VME-based defense applications

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:31:00 GMT

September 27,2011 --

Curtiss-Wright's CHAMP-AV5 and CHAMP-AV8 multi-processing boards to support applications including radar, sonar, signal intelligence and image processing.

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FCI positions AirMax VS high speed signal connectors for CompactPCI Serial spec

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:40:20 GMT

September 21,2011 --

FCI announced that its AirMax VS high speed signal connectors meet the dimensional and electrical requirements described in the CompactPCI Serial (PICMG CPCI-S.0) specification.

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IEEE advances EPON interoperability

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:25:50 GMT

September 12,2011 --

IEEE P1904.1 will provide system-level specifications for multi-vendor, "plug-and-play" interoperability in EPON fiber access systems supporting IPTV, VoIP, commercial-grade data services, and cellular backhaul deployments.

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Power over HDBase-T spec enables 100W power over 100m Cat5e/6 cabling

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:40:40 GMT

September 12,2011 --

Standard calls for the delivery of 100 watts of power along with audio, video, Ethernet and control over a single LAN cable.

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Protective covers for SATA, eSATA, Micro USB connectors

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:30:30 GMT

September 7,2011 --

New L-Com products include male and female covers for SATA, eSATA and USB Micro connectors.

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TE Connectivity adds PC docking connector series

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:05:50 GMT

September 1,2011 --

3.8mm low-profile housing reduces connector height by approximately 25%.

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DPoE specifications advance for EPON optical infrastructure

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT

August 26,2011 --

DPoE specifications define the methods for EPON equipment to be provisioned using DOCSIS systems and service concepts in support of Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined standards.

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New SATA spec eliminates module connector for embedded SSDs

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:35:30 GMT

August 9,2011 --

By eliminating the connector, the µSSD standard enables the physically smallest SATA implementation to date.

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Smart Grid adds SAE electric vehicle standards to interoperability catalog

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:20:40 GMT

August 4,2011 --

Two SAE International electric vehicle standards were among the first six standards added by The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) into its Catalog of Standards.

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Delta Electronics developing pan-specification electric car charging station for Taiwan's ARTC

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:30:40 GMT

July 22,2011 --

EV power charging station in development consists mainly of 4 AC charging facilities and 4 DC ones, a central monitoring system, and a power charging network management system.

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10-Gigabit Ethernet: Myth vs. reality

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:05:10 GMT

July 20,2011 --

40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet technologies may loom perpetually on the horizon, but most enterprise networks are still transitioning from Gigabit Ethernet speeds.

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SATA-IO releases Rev 3.1 specification

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:30:30 GMT

July 18,2011 --

Latest SATA specification update includes completed USM for portable storage requirements and enhancements to compliment 6Gb/s transfer rates.

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1394 TA advances new FireWire specifications

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:10:20 GMT

July 18,2011 --

Updates and additions to the Base Test Suite, 1394-Automotive, and VersaPHY General Purpose I/O standards have been completed.

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1394 Trade Association updates on FireWire developments

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:25:20 GMT

July 5,2011 --

Latest developments in FireWire technology include longer distances, faster speeds, and smaller connector options.

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ANSI inaugurates Electric Vehicles Standards Panel, holds first plenary meeting

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:45:30 GMT

June 20,2011 --

The first ANSI EVSP meeting in Detroit will initiate work on a strategic roadmap identifying standards and conformity assessment programs needed to enable widespread deployment of electric vehicles and associated infrastructure in the U.S.

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UL verifies Corning's OM3/OM4 fiber performance

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:55:10 GMT

June 15,2011 --

The ClearCurve bend-insensitive fibers measured up to TIA and IEC bandwidth specifications.

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TE Connectivity datacom expert to discuss 100-GbE architectures

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:21:00 GMT

June 13,2011 --

Nathan Tracy, TE's global industry manager, data communications, will speak at the Ethernet Alliance's upcoming Technology Exploration Forum (TEF), focused on next-generation 100 Gigabit Ethernet interconnect specifications.

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End-to-end, commercial HDBaseT demo set for InfoComm 2011

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:41:00 GMT

June 3,2011 --

HDBaseT Alliance will showcase several demonstrations highlighting the benefits of the technology for large scale commercial installations.

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Ethernet Alliance completes second 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet interoperability event

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:35:50 GMT

June 3,2011 --

Substantial success was achieved for interoperability between transceivers, cables and systems tested, reported UNH-IOL.

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Webinar will address OM3/OM4 fiber standards, applications

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:10:10 GMT

June 3,2011 --

40- and 100-GbE, encircled flux and bend-insensitivity are all on the agenda for the "Fiber-Optic Standards and Technologies" web seminar, produced by ICW sister magazine Cabling Installation & Maintenance.

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TIA re-draws data center cabling map

noreply@www.interconnectionworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:25:20 GMT

May 9,2011 --