Hypertronics
Announces the Launch of
HyperGrid®
Industry’s
First 100,000 Mating Cycle
Connectors in Micro Miniature
Form Factor
Rugged, Solderless
Interconnects Optimized
For Military/Aerospace
Designs
Hudson, MA (May
17, 2007) –
Hypertronics, a leading
provider of high performance
electrical connectors
and interconnect solutions,
today announced a new
micro-miniature connector
family optimized for high
reliability connections
in high density applications.
The new HyperGrid connectors
meet the extreme environmental
requirements of military,
aerospace and industrial
applications as well as
the high density requirements
often seen in the medical
industry. The connectors
use solderless, compression
style contacts, feature
the space- and weight-sensitive
properties inherent in
reduced form factors,
and can support more than
100,000 mating cycles.
Offering the same tiny
size, high node count,
high density and stackability
features required in many
micro-miniature applications,
HyperGrid surpasses the
electrical, repeatability
and cost limitations associated
with other connector technologies.
The new scalable technology
is available as custom
interconnects for PCB-to-PCB,
flex cable-to-PCB, and
IC-to-PCB designs.
HyperGrid connectors
combine rugged RC Spring
ProbeTM contact technology
with Hypertronics’
expertise in connector
engineering, testing and
characterization. The
connectors require only
10 grams of force per
node to maintain connectivity
and offer a contact pitch
as low as 0.25 mm. HyperGrid’s
exceptional signal integrity
and consistent DC resistance
target multi-GHz RF applications
that must withstand extreme
shock and vibration.
“No longer do design
engineers need to wrestle
with the repeatability,
data rate and cost issues
associated with fuzz buttons,
pogo pins, conductive
elastomers and other micro-miniature
technologies,” said
Garry MacDonald, Hypertronics
Vice President of Engineering
and Business Development.
“Engineers from
the military, aerospace,
industrial and medical
industries can turn to
Hypertronics' high-reliability,
custom interconnects for
their high density designs
requiring the micro miniature
form factor.”
HyperGrid connectors
can accommodate up to
2.5 A current, maintain
DC resistance of under
50 milliohms across nodes,
and keep contact self-inductance
to 0.5 nH. They have characteristic
impedance of 56 ohms and
feature superior signal
integrity of less than
1 dB bandwidth to 24GHz.
The customized connectors
can vary between 0.91
and 2.50 mm in length
and between 0.81 and 2.00
mm in height. HyperGrid
connectors are now shipping
to customers requiring
customized interconnects
for high reliability military
and aerospace applications.
About Hypertronics
Corporation
Hypertronics, based in
Hudson, Massachusetts,
has been a leader in the
design, manufacturing
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.
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.
About Smiths
Interconnect
Smiths Interconnect is
part of Smiths Group plc
a global engineering business,
listed on the London Stock
Exchange. Smiths Interconnect
division designs and manufactures
specialized electronic
and radio frequency products
that connect, protect
and control critical systems
for the wireless telecommunications,
aerospace, defense, space
and medical markets.
For more information,
please contact:
Neelangi Gunasekera
– Marketing Communications
Manager, Hypertronics
Tel.: +1 978 568 0451
x470, Email: ngunsekera@hypertronics.com
Aubrey Valley
– Marketing Communications
Specialist, Hypertronics
Tel.: +1 978 568 0451
x343, Email: aubrey.valley@hypertronics.com
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