By Bernhard Linke, August 27, 2009
Cloned or knockoff cables are a growing problem. Here's an Idea for Design that shows you how to build a smart cable that ensures quality control and authenticity using a Maxim DS2431 1-Wire Interface serial EEPROM.
By Staff, October 08, 2008
Alpha Wire's Industrial Automation family of high-performance cables promise industry-leading quality, reliability, and the performance to meet the rigorous requirements of major communication architectures.
By Staff, October 08, 2008
Bel Fuse's surface-mount S558-10GB-XX series of 10GBASE-T magnetic modules target 10Gb Ethernet data-over-copper LANs.
By Valerie Holstein, April 03, 2009
How many times have you shopped online and been given the option of picking up your purchase at one of the seller’s local outlets? Or dropped by a store or showroom to personally check out merchandise before purchasing it online? These days, so many
By Staff, October 08, 2008
Meeting or exceeding each of the specifications of the Camera Link standard, the company’s line of Camera Link cable assemblies are suitable for use in industrial motion video and frame grabber applications. The flat cable assemblies deliver an
By Staff, October 08, 2008
The company’s very low-profile SFP+ direct attach copper cable assembly is reportedly fiber-like in size and allegedly more flexible than optical fiber. The copper cable addresses the requirements of dense, higher-port-count switch
By Staff, October 08, 2008
As part of an aggressive expansion program, the company adds controlled-impedance capabilities to its arsenal of design resources with the installation of a Burkle 6-opening vacuum press, Polar TDR software and test equipment, and a fully-automated
By ED News Staff, January 13, 2009
Promising to reduce the cost, complexity, and power requirements of whole-home media distribution, Broadcom’s BCM7420 and BCM7410 debuted at CES 2009 as the industry's first high definition set-top box SoCs with Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) integr
By Staff, October 08, 2008
Providing system speeds up to 40 Gb/s over eight differential cable pairs, the company’s InfiniBand DDR cable assemblies promise to improve signal quality and lower overall costs. Based on the DDR specifications by the InfiniBand Technology
By Staff, October 08, 2008
For the numerous wireless PC-board RF modules employing Hirose U.FL or I-PEX MHF miniature connectors, jumper cables are commonly deployed to connect the PC board to the device housing or case. To accommodate this, the MHF series coax cable
By Staff, October 08, 2008
The company’s highly flexible flat cable appears to be the key ingredient for creating the Songbird, reportedly the world’s first disposable hearing aid. The miniature flat cable runs from the behind-the-ear body to the micro-speaker
By Staff, October 08, 2008
Debuting as the first UV non-solarizing optical fiber, Optran UVNS silica/silica fiber boasts long-term performance with 40,000 continuous, unfiltered hours of reliable transmission at 95% of the original output. The fibers deliver throughput over a