Molex announces Microtermination solutions

     Molex introduces new micro-terminating technology for applications containing products with tiny structures. This product is an ideal choice for customers in the medical, smartphone and mobile device industries who are looking for a detachable microterminating technology product as component sizes continue to shrink.

     This highly reliable automated micro-termination solution can be used with Temp-Flex micro-ribbon cables, in addition to wire sizes as small as 50 AWG. Typically, a permanent hand welding operation is required for terminations in the 42 to 50 AWG range, however, Molex's micro-terminating solution enables truly detachable connections, eliminating the need for time-consuming and destructive welding processes and the cost of re-permanent terminations.

     Hiroshi Abe, global product Manager at Molex, said: "As the size of devices gets smaller, components also need to shrink in size. As a result, the termination of micro connectors and wires is becoming more and more challenging. Molex's microterminating approach provides customers with a truly separated connection method that can save significant space compared to what competitors currently offer."

     This solution offers three micro-terminating technologies: the termination of the flexible adapter board to the micro-FPC connector, providing both remote and near-end terminations; The board to board end connection on the switching board adopts the SlimStack board to board switching board with two kinds of wire routing directions; And direct termination of the ASIC, where the cable is directly terminated to the ASIC.

     Compared to competitive products on the market, Molex's micro-terminating solutions offer batch processing capabilities and offer more terminating configurations than just pin-to-sleeve processing, with spacing as small as 0.10 mm.