4G will drive the connector market to grow rapidly

Connector companies have always been one of the highlights of the annual Munich Electronics Show, and this year is no exception. FCI chose this platform to showcase a series of innovative technologies and products. The strongest expectation for the growth of the Chinese market is the fundamental reason why FCI continues to increase its promotion efforts in China. At present, 45% of FCI's turnover comes from China. Regional business.

Mr. Huang Zhensheng, vice president of FCI and general manager of Greater China and South Korea, said that the large number of 4G communications base stations in China will promote the rapid development of broadband communications services, and the demand for high-speed high-density connectors for electronic devices that meet the requirements is strong. Connectors that have this feature this year will also grow rapidly.

According to Huang Zhenchang, FCI exhibited various backplane connectors, power distribution solutions, storage connectors, flexible connectors, terminals, board/wire-to-board connectors, cable assemblies, and input/output. Connectors and optical interconnect products. Key products include the third-generation PCIE-compatible Bergstak board-to-board connector system, PCIe M.2 connectors, SFP+ interconnect solutions with 10 Gb/sec bandwidth capability, and 1.2 mm pitch thin lines with friction mating features Board connector and durable E-series smart card reader with 500K insertion and removal times. Other noteworthy feature solutions include ExaMAX® cable assemblies, BarKlip bus connectors and PwrBlade ULTRATM power distribution systems.

In addition to introducing the above innovative products, Mr. Huang Zhensheng’s other view is to make the author feel new: Through the innovation of the connector can also help save energy and contribute to the energy-saving society.

Huang Zhensheng said that through the intelligent control program of the connector, the signal transmission distance can be controlled to achieve energy control. In addition, FCI has been looking for more advanced solutions to continuously reduce the connector's resistance and reduce the energy consumed in the connector during signal transmission.

Huang Zhensheng stated that there is no limit to innovation, and connector manufacturers must develop newer products before the market. According to Huang Zhensheng, FCI has announced the launch of its next-generation PwrBlade connector PwrBlade ULTRA. The contact resistance of this distribution connector is reduced by 30%, resulting in a smaller size and greater current carrying capacity.

The new connector has an overall height of 9.6 mm and a current density of up to 260 amps per inch. The connector's compact assembly height of only 9.6 mm makes it the optimal connector solution for traditional 1U rack mount devices or even 15 mm dense pitch printed circuit board (PCB) daughter cards. The PwrBlade ULTRATM connector also features an injection-molded integrated guide post that allows for "blind mating" when hot-plugging power supplies and facilitates modular system assembly.

The versatility and unique product features of the PwrBlade ULTRATM make it an ideal choice for a variety of new AC and DC power distribution applications in the data communications and telecommunications industries. This new generation of connectors is also suitable for general power and signal connectors in servers, switches, storage cabinets, telecommunications equipment, industrial computers and instrumentation equipment.

For the future changes in the connector market, Huang Zhensheng said that a series of mergers and acquisitions may occur, and some connector companies with core technical strengths will eventually come to the fore.