Smiths Interconnect company News and Trends items

With a patent pending for the proven CAD-to-FAB process, the team is already working to fully automate other stages of assembly and inspection. It’s this kind of drive that will help reduce our industry’s impact on the planet while scaling up innovation that improves lives. We’re pretty sure Henry Ford would approve.

The new cable configurator tool enables the user to select the exact product options for their design. The online tool allows for quick access to cable product families. It’s as simple as modifying the cable attributes to fit your unique performance requirements.

The Tortac® contact is designed to be mounted directly onto a printed circuit board (PCB), ensuring a secure and stable connection between the component and the circuit. It is designed to provide no micro interruptions in harsh operating conditions, including high vibration and shock environments. The pass-through design of the Tortac® socket allows easy integration and ...

The new Press-Fit cPCI connectors integrate seamlessly with existing systems, maintaining the superior performance characteristics our customers have come to expect. Featuring cPCI Press Fit compliant eye termination technology, these connectors allow for effortless Press-Fit installation, eliminating the need for soldering, thus enhancing efficiency, and reducing costs.

A connector is a crucial component for transmitting radio frequency signals and therefore enabling reliable connectivity. Smiths Interconnect’s innovative new product, the 'Mini-Lock Connector', enables extremely high frequency operation at a signal of up to 110 GHz – one of the highest frequency components on the market currently. This leads to more reliability, faster ...

Smiths Interconnect is contributing to the launch through providing critical connectivity management components to ensure there is no signal integrity failure during the launch process. Smiths Interconnect’s connectors provide the highest reliability technology in harsh environments with high resistance to shock, vibration and temperature changes, maintaining the signal ...

In today's episode Kevin DeFord, Senior Product Commercial Manager and Kim Hause, Sales Engineer at Smiths Interconnect will be diving into understanding what interposers and spring probes are and the advantages they have over other interconnect technologies.

Smiths Interconnect has a long engineering heritage creating products and components used in a variety of industries including aerospace & defence, semi-conductor, healthcare and transportation. We are particularly known for designing and manufacturing high reliability customised products and solutions often used in harsh environments. We have deep expertise in fibre opt...

Smiths Interconnect has extended its offering of high frequency surface mount chip attenuators with the release of its new TSX Wire Bondable Fixed Chip Attenuator Series, a small, easy-to-implement, high-reliability product qualified for space and defense applications. The new TSX Series WB2 Series is qualified to MIL-PRF-55342 and designed to offer excellent broadband p...

Smiths Interconnect announced today the introduction of Hypertac Green ConnectTM, a new Lead-free and Beryllium-free hyperboloid high-power contact technology, to its established high relibility contact technologies for demanding applications. As the world experiences a monumental shift on a scale not seen in a century - transitioning from fossil fuel engines to electri...

In today's episode Joydip Sanyal, Product Line Manager for Connectors, will be diving into discovering the history behind the Hypertac® Contact Technology dating back to 1956 and will explain in details why this technology is so special and widely used.

Smiths Interconnect is proudly introducing Hypertac Green ConnectTM, an advanced design of the hyperboloid contact to solve the absolute fundamental problem of power loss to allow the battery use every kWh of energy efficiently. Hypertac Green ConnectTM is a new lead-free and beryllium-free hyperboloid high-power contact technology that enriches Smiths Interconnect's alr...

This year, we are proud to have submitted our cutting-edge innovations in several categories: Aerospace Military Defense Product of the Year: NXS Series Connectors Resistive Power Dividers Interconnection Product of the Year: D04 Connectors Medical Product of the Year: D04 Connectors These nominations reflect our ongoing commitment to excellence and innovation in the...

This webinar will review ruggedized high bandwidth fiber optic transceiver solutions for embedded military and satellite computing and sensor systems. These solutions bring significant improvements in bandwidth density and SWaP (size/weight/power) to ground, air, sea, and space platforms.

This webinar will focuses on the details of Smiths Interconnect's KVPX Backplane Connector product offering. The presenters will discuss the different wafer configurations and inner workings of each type of connector as well as how these connectors are typically configured in different applications. We will review the specifications of the connectors and how they relate ...

RF and Microwave filter technology is available in multiple topologies to meet the requirements of signal processing in multiple applications.  Filter topologies are selected based on the frequency range, fractional bandwidth, incident power, size and weight and cost restrictions.  Ceramic resonator filters are available in the UHF to C-Band frequency spectra as a low co...

In this webinar we will discuss the challenges in designing and manufacturing an electro-mechanical interface for testing a Integrated Circuit running at 224 Gbps data rates. We will discuss the roadblocks in working in a fully simulated environment and our products that are capable of meeting next generation Integrated Circuit requirements. Overall, deploying an optimiz...

In this episode our experts Tim Wooden, Market Development Director for Semi Test business and Joshua Daniel, Sales Manager will be diving into understanding the challenges of testing advanced semiconductors running at 224 GBs PAM-4, specifically for AI and Hyperscale applications. Memory technology needs to run at speeds beyond 224 GBs PAM-4 / 56 GHz Nyquist for Chip to...

Beyond Boundaries is Smiths Interconnect's annual community programme. Each year our employees engage in community projects, joining together to give back and make a difference. As we finally close Beyond Boundaries 2024, discover the final round-up of the activities in this video.

The LSH rack and panel high power connector series from Smiths Interconnect is utilized across many different market segments including aerospace, automotive, industrial, test and measurement, and mass transit. The foundation upon which the LSH is built is the leading-edge Hypertac® hyperboloid contact technology.

Our distribution awards program recognises and celebrates our valued business partners who have significantly contributed to the growth of Smiths Interconnect across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. The winners in each region were selected based on their exceptional sales growth compared to the previous fiscal year.

This is part 2 of the "Electrophysiology and imaging market trends" Podcast episode in which Justin Fry, Senior Product Line Manager for the medical market and Daniel Riveros Principal Engineer for medical as well will talk about MRI and connectivity challenges and opportunities. MRI is an imaging modality that uses magnetic fields to produce detailed images of soft tiss...

C Series, featuring Hypertac Hyperboloid technology, is an IP67 circular connector with an EMC metal housing. The C Series connectors have a compact size and feature gold plated contacts. They provide superior resistance to high levels of shock and vibration in rail and industrial applications.

We design and manufacture custom designed cables and standard cable assemblies which meet the requirements of the medical market including sterilization, biocompatibility, flexibility and miniaturization. Reliability is the essential attribute in the cutting-edge technologies that we utilize. We offer proven quality and innovative connectivity solutions, constantly adapt...

Smiths Interconnect has a long history of working with space program engineers to ensure reliability and help bring their state-of-the-art ideas to life. Our NASA S-311-P-822 compliant high performance ruggedized cPCI connectors have a long legacy in space flight applications. Learn more about our customer's success stories within the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover mission...

In today's digital age, where speed and efficiency are paramount, high-speed data connectors play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless communication and data transfer across various devices and systems. As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, the demand for faster and more reliable connectivity solutions continues to surge. Enter high-speed data connectors – the...

In this episode Justin Fry, Senior Product Line Manager for the medical market and Daniel Riveros Principal Engineer for medical as well will talk about electrophysiology and imaging market trends and how there is an overlap from the electrical interconnect standpoint between the two. Electrophysiology is the study and treatment of the electrical signals in the heart tha...

In the space and defense industry, the requirements for RF filters are stringent due to the demanding environments and critical applications they serve. RF filters are commonly used in space and defense applications for several reasons.

This episode explores the connectivity trends and applications in today's manufacturing sector, focusing on RF filters and their performance aspects for different applications thanks to our expert Mike Schweyer, Product Line Manager RF Filters. The filter topology depends on the electrical performance of the filter, such as the center frequency, the bandwidth, and the i...

We celebrate International Women's Day 2024 by honouring the women who inspire us. From family members to historical female figures, our teams across the world struck the #InspireInclusion pose to show solidarity.

The electronic system development supply chain that has become increasingly diverse and global, with components provided from various regions around the world. This comes with several challenges including variability in supply and demand, geopolitical tensions and unforeseen events that may lead to delays, increased costs and supply chain inefficiencies. The rapid pace o...

New trailer that gives a sneak peak into what you will find in the new Podcast Series. Starting from March 12th we will be live with this new format featuring our experts in the connectivity world. Stay tuned and visit our website for all the episodes!

To meet the demands of mission-critical applications, Smiths Interconnect offers a comprehensive range of backplane connectors that known for their performance and reliability. In this blog post, we talk about the significance of backplane connectors and the innovative solutions provided by Smiths Interconnect.

This webinar will address the need for passive RF components with temperature compensation, showing actual applications in amplifier chains and how to solve them in the most reliable manner. Addressing the benefits of passive solution over an active in MTBF and FIT for flight units and overall program reliance and review attenuation shift due to self-heating is not a co...

The mine of the future is being built on connectivity of data and automation. The benefits of Industry 4.0 through digitalization of data from connected assets in the mining industry is profound. To enable near-real time decision, a digital mine needs to bring together data from across its assets distributed within its value chain. If done correctly, it rewards the indus...

The new Thermopad ® Selector tool enables the user to select the exact product options for their design.  The online tool allows for quick access to Thermopad ® temperature attenuator product family. It’s as simple as modifying the Thermopad® attributes to fit your unique performance requirements.