Connector Designs

Coming from the computer market, all these connectors can now be found everywhere, specially in our living room where any...

Wire-to-Wire (WTW), and Wire-to-Board (WTB) connectors are similar in materials and design, but differ in whether the mating occurs between...

Board-To-Board connectors (BTB) were originally used primarily at Level 2. Recent developments have extended their application to Level 3. BTB...

As noted previously, the definition of connector type is determined by several factors including the contact spring geometry, the housing...

Levels of Interconnection addresses where the connector is used within an electronic system. The location of the connector in the...

As noted previously, the environmental exposures for non-noble (tin) and noble (gold) plated contacts are different. The dominant degradation mechanism...

Vibration parameters are arguably the most problematic of the conditioning/exposure testing parameters. The most significant issue is that the vibration...

Mechanical conditioning are intended to assess the mechanical stability of the contact interface under field conditions. As noted previously in...

Attention now turns to exposures, with examples of thermal, mechanical and environmental exposures. Temperature LifeTemperature life, or heat aging, exposures...

For convenience a review of the components of connector resistance, first presented in 1.3.3 The Electrical Interface: Contact Resistance, will...