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Following Product Trends in Electronics
Connectors and cables deliver improvements on many fronts
Randy Frank, Contributing Editor -- Design News, October 6, 2008
With smaller products, more features and the need for increased ruggedness to survive the operating environment, both connectors and cables need to conform to the overall product's design objectives.
Perhaps the most common trend in this section is the overlapping of many trends in areas that include:
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Automotive
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Small/Miniature
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Rugged
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Industrial
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PC Board
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Power
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Security
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Cables
Many requirements for smaller, miniature connectors are driven by consumer applications. Automotive and industrial applications are by nature more rugged than consumer electronics and they certainly could be classified as rugged. However, the most obvious area for demonstrating multiple trends is PC boards. Since they are present in automotive, miniature, industrial, security and rugged applications, there is bound to be an overlap. While a serious attempt was made to put connector products into the right classification, it is quite likely some examples could have been used in establishing the other trends, as well.
Since covering every connector and cable trend would be a daunting task, some important areas had to be excluded. These areas include: ribbon and flex, milo-areo, fiber-optics and various specialty areas.
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