MMCX, MCX and SMA connectors have been added to the Samtec product line.

Micro-Mini connectors (MMCX) are available as jacks and plugs with a choice of through-hole, surface-mount and edge-mount terminations. A "ganged" variation of the through-hole option is also offered for terminating two, four, six or eight connectors to the board simultaneously (useful in board stacking applications).

Mini connectors (MCX Series) are also available as jacks and plugs with a choice of through-hole, surface-mount and edge-mount terminations. SMA jacks are available with through-hole, edge-mount and panel-mount terminations. 

Cable plug terminations are available for all these interfaces, as are custom RF cable assemblies. 

Samtec Inc., www.samtec.com                  

The MINI RF switchable connector series is intended for test and accessory use in conjunction with a  range of telecommunications, consumer, automotive and industrial equipment.
 
Measures 2.7 x 2.7 mm and 1.6 mm high; ideal for small devices requiring verification of antenna and circuit performance. Supports signal frequencies up to 6 GHz and incorporates 3-degree misalignment, allowing for angular misalignment when mating sections are engaged.
 
Available in a Test Port version, to test electronic circuitry (pre-transmitting element), and an Accessory Port version, to test and redirect signals through an external transmitting element.
 
Durable snap-on interface allows for 100 mating cycles. The cradle interface - present in the Accessory Port version - exceeds 5,000 mating cycles. It corrects misalignment issues that are present in other products on the market.
 
Offers a robust interconnect, incorporating a split insulator design. With the contacts sandwiched between two insulators, the connector design minimizes the risk of solder flux contamination of the switch. Beryllium copper contacts are used with insulators made of liquid crystal polymer. The shell is copper alloy (phosphorous bronze) with an additional layer of matte tin or gold-over-nickel for the Test Port or Accessories Port versions, respectively.
 
Allow continuous operation at temperatures from -40 to +85°C. Weighs 0.02 grams.
 
ITT Industries, Electronic Components, ittcannon.com

Downers Grove, IL -Cimnet Systems Inc., provider of IT solutions to the global interconnect industry, has sold a suite of its products - Navipoint, i-Quote and Engenix software - to Thailand-based KCE.

"KCE has been a long standing customer using our Paradigm system for many years," said Mehul Davé, president and CEO of Cimnet. "We are now partnering with them to fill out the rest of our product suite across all three of their PCB operations in Thailand, as well as their global sales and service organization. These new capabilities are designed to automate and streamline the entire front-end process from RFQ capture, quoting and pre-production engineering."

KCE Electronics Public Co. Ltd., www.kce-hq.com

Cimnet Systems Inc., www.cim-sys.com

Ann Arbor, MI - Beige Bag Software Inc., a circuit design tool designer, has signed an agreement with engineering consulting company Zuken for the inclusion of B2 Spice circuit simulation software in Zuken's CADSTAR promotional bundles for the Americas. 

B2 Spice Professional CS directly integrates with the desktop PCB design solution, providing analog, digital and mixed mode circuit simulation.  The company is currently in the process of advanced development for further integration into the CADSTAR design environment. Coding for the first stage of integration has already been completed.  Beige Bag is also planning to release B2 Map CS a collection of tools for the automatic mapping of simulation models for CADSTAR user libraries.

www.beigebag.com

www.cadstarworld.com/americas