Connectivity Standards: Interconnection World

Specifications for connector performance and design are available from a wide range of organizations, including the IEEE, ISO, NEMA and numerous others. Mil-Spec standards are also critically important to design engineers specifying interfaces into electrical and electronics equipment. This topic center delivers information on standards-creation activity as well as resources for complying with the many standards governing connector specification.

OIF targets risk reduction for optical interconnect technology investment (Feb 2, 2012)

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

Ethernet Alliance to present end user forum (Feb 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.

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

IPC expands data exchange standards for environmental compliance (Jan 27, 2012)

New standards focus on battery materials and chemical analysis reports.

Mellanox ratchets down 10-GbE pricing (Jan 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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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...

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Colorado (Feb. 4) (February 4, 2012)
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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Indiana (Feb. 4) (February 4, 2012)
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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Georgia (Feb. 4) (February 4, 2012)
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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Feb. 4) (February 4, 2012)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to ...

Southwire Assigned Patent (February 4, 2012)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 4 -- Southwire, Carrollton, Ga., has been assigned a ...

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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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