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Design Tips for Protecting High-Speed Interfaces

Design Tips for Protecting High-Speed Interfaces

In this second installment of the "Protect Your Ports! Top Design Tips to Keep Your Communications Connected" series, we explore what protecting high-speed interfaces looks like, including USB, HDMI, DisplayPort, and eSATA.


MIT Researchers Strike the Sweet Spot Between Fiber Optic and Copper Cabling

MIT Researchers Strike the Sweet Spot Between Fiber Optic and Copper Cabling

At just the width of a human hair, a new type of cable from MIT and Raytheon is said to be ten times faster than USB.


News Mar 03, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Circuit Protection, Control, and Sensing Design Considerations for Smart Home Security Applications

Circuit Protection, Control, and Sensing Design Considerations for Smart Home Security Applications

This article explores components that protect and control their circuits in smart home security applications, specifically components for protecting wired and wireless security cameras and wired doorbell cameras.


How Bad Cabling Cost a Spanish Engineering Team 200 Million Euros

How Bad Cabling Cost a Spanish Engineering Team 200 Million Euros

This past week, Spain’s attempted launch of its first optical imaging satellite ended in tragic failure—and the reason was frustratingly avoidable.


News Nov 20, 2020 by Jake Hertz
TE Connectivity EM70x Composite P-Clamps | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity EM70x Composite P-Clamps | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


HARTING ELECTRONICS VarioBoot Cable Assemblies | New Product Brief

HARTING ELECTRONICS VarioBoot Cable Assemblies | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


How to Select DC Power Connectors: The Basics

How to Select DC Power Connectors: The Basics

This article aims to simplify the DC power connector selection process with an overview of types, key specifications, and commonly accepted nomenclature, while also looking at audio and USB connectors in power applications.


Amphenol RF BNC to MCX Cable Assemblies | New Product Brief

Amphenol RF BNC to MCX Cable Assemblies | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


ON Semiconductor Introduces Adaptive Charging Controller for USB PD 3.0

ON Semiconductor Introduces Adaptive Charging Controller for USB PD 3.0

The FAN6390MPX incorporates an autonomous USB PD state machine to comply with the USB PD 3.0 specification.


News Mar 02, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
USB Type-C Power Density Controller from Diodes Incorporated Built for Quick Chargers

USB Type-C Power Density Controller from Diodes Incorporated Built for Quick Chargers

The AP43771 features low standby power and an embedded MCU with one-time programmable memory.


News Feb 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
SAMTEC Tiger Eye IDC Ribbon Cables | New Product Brief

SAMTEC Tiger Eye IDC Ribbon Cables | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


3M 100G Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies | New Product Brief

3M 100G Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Managing USB Type-C Power: A New USB Power Delivery Controller for Sink Devices from STMicro

Managing USB Type-C Power: A New USB Power Delivery Controller for Sink Devices from STMicro

This article takes a look at STUSB4500 which is a standalone USB Power Delivery controller from STMicroelectronics.


News Dec 17, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Guide to USB-C Pinout and Features

Guide to USB-C Pinout and Features

This introductory article will look at some of the most important features of the USB-C standard.


Molex Mega-Fit Double-Ended Overmolded Cable Assembly | Featured Product Spotlight

Molex Mega-Fit Double-Ended Overmolded Cable Assembly | Featured Product Spotlight

Molex Mega-Fit Double-Ended Overmolded Cable Assemblies provide high power density in a ruggedized, off-the-shelf cable assembly.


STMicroelectronics USB Type-C & Power Delivery Portfolio | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics USB Type-C & Power Delivery Portfolio | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics USB Type-C and Power Delivery Portfolio allow designers to seamlessly integrate all the benefits of USB Type-C for applications such as AC adapters, smart plugs, power hubs, displays, and more.


TE Connectivity Chipconnect Internal Faceplate-to-Processor Cable Assemblies | New Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity Chipconnect Internal Faceplate-to-Processor Cable Assemblies | New Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity Chipconnect internal faceplate-to-processor cable assemblies enable Intel’s Omni-Path Architecture for data centers and high-performance computing.


USB Type-C: An Autonomous Port Controller with I2C and GPIO Control

USB Type-C: An Autonomous Port Controller with I2C and GPIO Control

In this article, we look at ON Semiconductor's FUSB303, which is a fully autonomous USB Type-C controller.


News Feb 26, 2018 by Nick Davis
USB Power Delivery: A New USB Power Delivery 3.0 Controller from Dialog Semiconductor

USB Power Delivery: A New USB Power Delivery 3.0 Controller from Dialog Semiconductor

Dialog Semiconductor introduces their new USB power delivery controller that handles interface communications between a power adapter and a mobile device.


News Jan 02, 2018 by Nick Davis
Molex’s New Hand Crimping Tool Complies with IPC Standards

Molex’s New Hand Crimping Tool Complies with IPC Standards

The correct crimping tool can make a world of difference—just ask assembly technicians.


News Oct 30, 2017 by Nick Davis