The LED lights for an LED TV can be located on a bus-bar across the middle of the screen or, as in some of the newest models, on the edge of the panel in order to avoid shadowing. When placed on the edge, space savings become more critical in order to achieve the thinnest screen. IllumiMate offers one of the narrowest widths of any similar low-power connector system currently available on the market, along with significant cost and performance advantages.
“Similar products available on the market have encountered problems with unmating,” explains Steve Kim, global product manager, micro products, Molex. “A robust dual positive lock on the Molex IllumiMate connector provides secure latching and a window to confirm full insertion. The manufacturing techniques used to produce IllumiMate also provide significant cost advantages.”
IllumiMate connectors feature a robust dual-positive locking design, which includes locking windows for visual lock confirmation and a user-friendly latch, to ensure secure mating. Other key features of the Molex IllumiMate family include a dual-contact terminal design for secure electrical contact, wide solder tabs for assured PCB retention and polarising ribs between circuits in the header that facilitate mating and protect contacts. In addition, the IllumiMate connectors are halogen free to meet global environmental requirements.