This article written by Steven Keeping, contributed By Digi-Key, discusses the key requirements for board-to-board connectors to meet high-speed automotive assembly needs. Designers of automotive systems need to carefully select and apply connectors so they perform reliably both physically and electrically in environments where they are subjected to temperature and humidity extremes, contamination, and vibration. Read the original post How to Ensure Board-to-Board Connectors...

Amphenol Industrial Operations, a global leader in interconnect systems, has enhanced its ePower-Lite line to include a 3-pole connector. The ePower-Lite 5.7 mm, which features a quick lock and press-to-release design, is used to connect PTC/AC to DC and related control boxes, including power distribution units (PDU). Ideal for use in electric vehicles, hybrid or Read the original post Amphenol Enhanced its ePower-Lite EV...

In this Würth Elektronik webinar you will learn more about PCB design rules and layout. Würth Elektronik BASIC Design Rules have been revised and restructured. Did you know, for example, that for PCB manufacturing processes, the parameter “conductor width” is quite insignificant? The webinar is interesting for purchasing, developers and students. Read the original post BASIC PCB Design Rules – Layout on inter-connection blog.

This Frenetic blog article from Pablo Blázques provides introduction to the basic transformer topologies in power converters and its key features. Usually, in all the transformer topologies, we have an input Read the original post Transformer Topologies in Power Converters on Passive Components Blog.

Rheinmetall PolyCharge GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall AG and PolyCharge America, Inc., has received its first NanoLam DC-link capacitors order in the mid double-digit million euro range one year Read the original post Rheinmetall Polycharge Wins First NanoLam DC-link Capacitors Order on Passive Components Blog.