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Wire-to-board connectors feature dual-positive locking design

Molex Incorporated launches designs that address the specific needs of the medical, renewable energy, automotive and non-automotive transportation and lighting markets. The company states that the IllumiMate family of 2.00mm pitch wire-to-board connectors offer a narrow width system along with cost and performance advantages, the family meets the needs of thin-screen LED TVs. The connectors also offer dual-positive locking design, which includes locking windows for insertion and a user-friendly latch, to ensure secure mating. Other key features of the 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. The CMX family, which is suitable for powertrain applications, such as those found in engine control units, automatic gear boxes, suspension controllers and electrical parking brakes. The feature for all the CMX connectors from Molex is the design of the interfacial seal protection, which ensures the connector remains protected before mating, and during mating and unmating operations. The CMX connectors use CTX terminals, which are available in 0.635mm and 1.50mm sizes.

The CTX features a clean-body type terminal design that performs in harsh environments, while serving low, medium and high current applications. The use of high conductivity copper alloy allows stress relaxation and current carrying properties. Providing the automotive and NAT markets with access to the high-speed audio and video connections needed for computers, video displays, CD players, DVD players and video games, The company introduces CCP (Customer Convenience Port) modules. The CCP modules can be quickly and cost effectively designed and supplied with high-level custom options including full I/O integration, passive and active PCB routing and mechanical enclosure design, states the company. The power supply and media-bus architecture is designed to adapt to existing application requirements, thereby eliminating or reducing the need for application redesign. Other features include the use of multiple connection types, such as HSAutoLink connectors, USB, HDMI, IEEE 1394, Ethernet, SD memory cards and auxiliary jack inputs, to meet end-system requirements, states the company.