
‘Surface Mount Assembly’
An Electronicstalk guide
Start with the news release Outdoor cooler uses bi-polar thermostatic control from Laird Technologies, which we summarised at the time by saying "Laird Technologies has announced the release of its outdoor thermoelectric cooler series with bi-polar thermostatic control. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Oscillator achieves ultra-low phase noise from Z-Communications: "Z-Communications has announced an RoHS-compliant VCO (voltage-controlled oscillator) in S-band for digital radio and fixed wireless applications that require ultra-low phase noise performance. ".
In December 2010, we covered the news from Harting - take a look at Compact metal hoods for contact inserts which says: "A new range of hoods for Harting's Han-Compact industrial connectors offers a choice of straight or angled cable entry and variants with surfaces for standard and EMC applications.".
Take a look also at the news release from Rogers, Rugged flame-retardent laminates for military PCBs, as well as Valve connector simplifies manufacturing process from Molex, and Sensor IC withstands harsh automotive environments from Allegro Microsystems.
Latest stories...
Rugged wire cable system allows for blind mating (December 2010)
Samtec has released the PowerStrip/15 cable assembly (MPSS series), a robust, discrete power interconnect system suitable for limited-space, harsh-environment and/or high-current applications.
PC socket contact with stamped and rolled clip (December 2010)
Radiall has introduced the Radiall NSX series Size 22 socket contact for pc boards, to help reduce the cost of ARINC 600 connectors and thus reduce costs of overall connectors and their manufacture.
Tyco announces JEDEC-based memory module (December 2010)
Tyco Electronics has introduced a very low-profile (VLP) double-data-rate 3 (DDR3) dual in-line memory module (DIMM) socket designed around JEDEC industry standards.
Binder adds rear-mount receptacles to M8 range (December 2010)
Binder has added rear-mount potted receptacles, which are said to be suitable for use with industrial sensors, to its line of M8 connectors.
SPEC Pak enables environmental connections (December 2010)
APP has released the SPEC Pak (Sealed Power For Environmental Connections) connector series for use wherever a rugged or waterproof high-power signal and ground interconnect solution is required.
PCE-5125 board ideal for industrial applications (December 2010)
Advantech has introduced the PCE-5125 PICMG 1.3 form-factor single-host board, designed with the Intel Q57/3450 Express platform for industrial applications that require high computing power.
Mini oscillators for battery-powered applications (December 2010)
Saelig has introduced four new ranges of low-voltage crystal oscillators in miniature surface-mount packages that are well suited for use in battery-powered applications.
100V MOSFETs launched for space applications (December 2010)
IR has launched a range of hermetic radiation-hardened 100V MOSFETs in a compact, surface-mount SMD0.2 package for space applications such as satellite bus power systems and payload power supplies.

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