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.

IWCS issues call for papers for annual cable, connectivity symposium (Feb 10, 2012)

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

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

UL approves Methode Electronics' FusionLug cable and wire termination technology (Feb 9, 2012)

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

One Stop Systems' PCIe cable adapters certified to Canon Green standards (Feb 7, 2012)

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

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.

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WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF CHINA AVIATION OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/016364 was published on Feb. 09. ...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF FCI, FCI CONNECTORS SINGAPORE FOR ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/017320 was published on Feb. 09. ...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF MOLEX FOR "CONNECTOR WITH IMPEDANCE ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/018626 was published on Feb. 9. ...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF GENERAL CABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/018522 was published on Feb. 09. ...

Borouge Leads Inaugural Wire and Cable Academy in the Middle ... (February 9, 2012)
Dubai, Feb. 9 -- Leading cable manufacturers and suppliers in the UAE and ...

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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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