Hypertronics
Launches PC/104+ Connector
Hypertac® Contact
Technology Enables Ruggedization
in the PC/104 Form Factor
Hudson, MA (March
6, 2007) –
Hypertronics, a world
leading provider of high-performance
interconnect solutions
for the most demanding
applications, today announced
the release of the PC/104+
board stacking connector
utilizing the unique Hypertac
contact system. The Hypertac
contacts improve the performance
of the PC/104 platform
by providing immunity
to shock and vibration
fretting and allowing
for matched impedance
and better signal integrity.
The capabilities of the
Hypertronics’ ruggedized
PC/104+ exceed all prior
requirements for the form
factor therefore PC/104
based platforms can now
be used in a greater range
of industries and applications.
PC/104+’s traditional
stackable design eliminates
the need for backplanes
or metal card cages which
are found throughout the
range of embedded computing
devices used in military
systems, in all services
and service branches.
Hypertronics’ PC/104+
is interchangeable with
other PC/104+ “commercial
off-the-shelf” (COTS)
products and provides
engineers with a shock
and vibration resistant
interconnect solution
for their applications.
Hypertronics’ PC/104+
will improve performance
and reliability of all
current PC/104 bus architectures
in existing applications
while establishing a higher
standard for the industry.
Hypertronics’ PC/104+
contacts are housed in
an LCP plastic insulator
which exceeds the NASA
space requirement for
outgassing. “The
call from the space flight
community requests a higher
level of shock and vibration
performance for the PC/104
platform. Hypertronics’
PC/104+ connector enables
engineers to achieve this
goal.” said Garry
MacDonald, Vice President
of Engineering & Business
Development for Hypertronics.
“Hypertronics’
PC/104+ is a highly engineered
product designed specifically
to allow for top signal
integrity under all dynamic
environmental conditions,”
said Mark Wilkinson, Global
Industry Director for
Hypertronics, “which
makes this product a perfect
fit for those applications
where failure is not an
option.”
About Hypertronics
Corporation
Hypertronics, based in
Hudson, Massachusetts,
has been a leader in the
design, manufacture, and
distribution of specialty
connectors for the electronics
industry since 1970. Its
Hypertac® technology
is renowned for delivering
unfailing performance
in high-reliability applications
in the medical, military/aerospace,
test and measurement and
industrial market segments.
The company offers a wide
range of standard catalog
products as well as custom-designed
connectors for more specific
application needs and
performance requirements.
Hypertronics’ connectors
are used by leading military
and aerospace customers
whose mission-critical
land, naval and aerospace
systems require fail-safe
performance under the
harshest of operating
environments. Applications
include communications
and information systems,
sensors and electronics,
weapons, ground/sea systems,
air platforms, deep space
systems and missile defense.
It is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Smiths Group (UK:SMIN),
a multinational company
headquartered in London,
UK. More information about
Hypertronics products
and solution offerings
can be found at www.hypertronics.com.
For more information,
please contact:
Neelangi Gunasekera
– Marketing Communications
Manager, Hypertronics
Tel.: +1 978 568 0451
x370, Email: ngunasekera@hypertronics.com
Aubrey Valley
– Marketing Communications
Specialist, Hypertronics
Tel.: +1 978 568 0451
x343, Email: aubrey.valley@hypertronics.com
Mark Wilkinson
– Global Industry
Director, Mil/Aero and
Industrial, Hypertronics
Tel.: +1 978 568 0451
x388, Email: mwilkinson@hypertronics.com
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