Manufacturing Industry
High-speed communications drives connector technology.
Purchasing, September, 2000
As telecommunications system performance continues to focus on higher bandwidth and high-speed data transmission, connector makers are being driven to develop and invest in high-speed or high-density solutions. High speed, high density and 2-mm connectors are three of the fastest growing product segments in the connector industry, according to connector makers.
"Speed is ratcheting upward and we see a network-centric market where the network is becoming the technology that dominates performance," says Bruce Grove, strategic marketing manager for 3M, Interconnect Solutions Division, Austin, Texas The dramatic increase in bandwidth has impacted connector performance in terms of capacitance, crosstalk, impedance, inductance and reflection. This has...
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