Cables/Connecting

Bulgin has extended the scope of services it can provide to its customer base by announcing the addition of comprehensive bespoke solutions capabilities. For this new value-added specialist service, Bulgin has formed a new dedicated rapid-response development team of highly experienced engineers.

Raydiall Automotive have been developing, together with their Japanese partner Yazaki, various automotive ethernet components, such as Single Pair Ethernet connectors, for the link segment (communication channel) section. Such components are cable assemblies (cable harness and connectors), PCB headers, in-line connectors and the standalone communication channel (SCC).

Amphenol RF has announced that it can now offer waterproof IP-rated and tamper-resistant cable assemblies designed using 1.13mm micro coax cable. These cable assemblies are available across three popular connector series – SMA, TNC and RP-TNC – and feature the ultraminiature AMC connector on one end.

NEC and its subsidiary OCC have announced that they have completed full qualification of subsea repeaters and optical cable containing up to 24 fibre pairs (FPs) (48 fibres). This is a 50% improvement in fibre count over the 16 fibre pair systems generally available today. This development allows cable owners worldwide to construct subsea telecom cables with superior traffic capacity while reducing the cost per bit of the wet plant.

Richardson Electronics has announced the availability of Junkosha’s MWX004 interconnect cables. Cables in the MWX004 series come with 1.0mm or 0.8mm connectors and include Junkosha’s patented ‘safety lock’ feature, which prevents bending and breakage of the center pin.

PolyPhaser has introduced new low PIM cable assemblies that are in-stock and available for same-day shipping. Designed for multiple RF systems, PolyPhaser’s new low PIM cable assemblies provide a maximum PIM level of -165 dBc and operate at up to 6 GHz.

Hirose has launched a flexible printed circuit (FPC) to board connector that delivers significant space savings and ultra-reliability required by manufacturers of portable electronic equipment. The low-profile KN13C Series has a pitch of only 0.4mm, stacking height of 0.7mm, and width of 2.5mm. The KN13C enables OEMs to develop smaller devices without sacrificing reliability.

ERNI is expanding its MicroSpeed product family in the signal area to include variants with the additional pin counts 26, 32 and 44, plus unshielded connectors are also being added in the power supply group. With the expanded range of variants, ERNI can respond even more precisely to the specific requirements of its customers and, through greater diversity, provide even greater development flexibility and additional competitive advantages in the ...

In order to provide comprehensive EMI/RFI protection across both horizontal and vertical planes, Harwin has made further additions to its metal backshell shielding options. The company now offers backshells for its horizontal Datamate J-Tek connectors which will address increasingly commonplace right-angle interconnect orientations.

Amphenol ICC’s new ix Industrial series of connectors are in stock now at distributor Heilind Electronics.