Date: 25th July 2011
0.25mm pitch Flexible Printed Circuit
(FPC) connectors from TE
TE Connectivity, formerly Tyco Electronics has announced
0.25mm pitch Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) connectors (slanting-inserted
FPC type).
Fine pitch FPC connectors facilitate more complicated circuit
designs on smaller printed circuit boards (PCB). This contributes
to the miniaturization of consumer devices such as mobile
phones and digital cameras. "The smaller size allows
running the same amount of lines on a smaller footprint,
thus freeing up valuable board real-estate," says Eric
Himelright, director of product management, TE.
TE Connectivity explains that besides reduced size, 0.25mm
pitch FPC connector boasts a box-shaped, back-flip lock
actuator and a lower contact point. With a back-flip lock,
the connector accommodates a pick and place nozzle, is easy
to actuate and has better printed circuit retention. Other
feature of 0.25mm pitch FPC connectors is that they are
designed to accept a printed circuit at an angle rather
than horizontally and this provides more flexibility in
PCB design, says TE Connectivity. Traditionally, FPC connectors
only allowed for horizontal printed circuit insertion, so
it was impossible to mount other components in front of
the FPC connectors. As a result, FPC connectors are almost
always mounted at the edge of PCBs, which is not always
the most convenient location.
"This is not the case with TE's 0.25mm pitch FPC connectors,"
emphasizes Masaki Mukasa, product manager at TE. "Since
the printed circuit can be inserted at an angle, the connector
can be placed anywhere on a printed circuit board and it
is now possible to place other components in front of the
FPC connector."
All TE 0.25mm pitch FPC connectors are RoHS (Restriction
of Hazardous Substances) compliant.
For more information visit: www.te.com
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