News Release from: ODU UK
Subject: Mini-Snap/Mini-Fix
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 19 November 2002
Connector provides signal processing solution
ODU recently developed an interconnect solution for an international blue-chip company to transmit signal and high-frequency data from the front panel of a testing device to its motherboard.
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ODU recently developed an interconnect solution for an international blue-chip company to transmit signal and high-frequency data from the front panel of a testing device to its motherboard. The system uses a the ODU Mini-Snap push-pull connector on the front panel for the high frequency signals, up to 200MHz, and the company's Mini-Fix card-to-cable connectors to interface with the motherboard. During development it was established that the Mini-Fix connector could transmit the high frequency signals with acceptable values for cross talk and attenuation.
Moreover Mini-Fix is now even used in basestation applications at frequencies up to 1GHz.
A major benefit is that the expensive semi-rigid coaxial cables previously used can be replaced by the cost-effective Mini-Fix.
Also, not only can high frequency and signal connections can be run in parallel but the connector system can also be supplied with sufficient terminations for grounding.
Mini-Fix is a 1.27 x 2.54mm IDC connector available in 10 to 50 ways.
It can be connected to the PCB by a pin/socket combination or direct connection by soldering, and headers can be processed on the PCB by wave soldering, surface mount technology and pin-in-paste.
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