Electronic Design Articles

Gold or Tin versus Gold and Tin?

Posted Mar 20, 2012 By Molex

You may have already read about my 50:50:50 rule when it comes to the choice using tin plated surfaces versus gold plated surfaces in…

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“It’s a Need it Now” society in which we live

Posted Mar 08, 2012 By Molex

It was just 10 years ago. Apple released the iPod, a device that boasted capabilities of carrying “1000 songs in your pocket.” It had…

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First Mate?

Posted Nov 22, 2011 By Molex

In this age of acronyms, FMLB or LMFB (or do you say FBLM?) are favorites in the power supply world.

‘First mate last break’ is a feature that provides for a longer than normal power blade or…

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Healthcare Reform – What does it mean to the interconnect industry?

Posted Oct 14, 2011 By Molex

Today, everywhere you turn; evening news, online, blogs like this are talking healthcare reform with passion on both sides.

Many times we…

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High-Speed Orthogonal Connectors Optimize Signal Integrity

Posted Aug 09, 2011 By Molex

MicroSD cards are the smallest memory cards commercially…

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Applications or Application? Selecting a Connector (Part 1)

Posted Jun 22, 2011 By Molex

Whenever you read about applications for connectors you hear about markets, end products, and possibly the specific tasks of this connector…

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World Solar Challenge 2011

Posted Jun 15, 2011 By Molex

To help empower the next generation of innovative design engineers, Molex is supporting the University of Michigan Solar Car team (“UMsola(UM Solar…

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Application and the Solder Processes

Posted Jun 01, 2011 By Molex

In most cases, application of a connector has to do with soldering (except crimp and IDT connections). That is why one of the first questions I ask,…

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Is Your System 25Gbps-Ready?

Posted Apr 26, 2011 By Molex

As data-transmission speeds continue rising, design engineers are tasked with delivering scalable systems to ease the transition from 10Gbps speeds to 25Gbps. The proliferation of high-speed and…

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How Times Have Changed

Posted Mar 28, 2011 By Molex

Being someone who all through their life has been interested in all electronic devices and especially audio / visual equipment, please try…

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Not just a lot of hot air!

Posted Feb 28, 2011 By Molex

Not long after I started my current Molex assignment of developing new power connectors, I asked a customer about the airflow environment around a connector. His first reaction was to say “Never…

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