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Increase in Raw Material Costs for Connectors: What Does This Mean for You?
Connectors are the hardware that allows two active devices to communicate by exchanging either current or signals....
Coaxial Cable Introduction
The electronics industry has been growing steadily over the last few years. And all of this has been possible because...
How to Choose the Right Cable Assembly: Field vs. Overmolded
Field assembly cable or custom overmolded cable assemblies? It's a question that we receive at Circuit Assembly often....
A Visual Quality Guide to HDMI Connectors
When you are selecting HDMI cabling, you should focus on the connector itself as over 90% of cable failures occur at...
Types of Copper Wire Cable Testing
There are different types of diagnostic tests you can conduct on copper wire cables to ensure the cable quality and...
HDMI, DVI, & Display Port
The digital age has not yet un-tethered us from cables. And, it seems like more and more types of cables are flooding...
Electric Vehicle Connectors: The Challenge for Engineers
Rising fuel costs, a desire to reduce one’s carbon footprint, and increased electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid electric...
Home & Office Networking Ethernet vs WiFi
You have a few options in setting up a local area network (LAN) in an office or residence. You can focus on a wired...
Standards and Ratings: What do RoHS, Reach, UL, and IP mean?
There are a lot of acronyms floating around out there on the equipment, devices, and components we buy. But what do...
Get More Fiber in Your Life: Fiber Optic Wires!
In the data transmission industry, cable assemblies are used as the primary way to send a signal from one device to...
4 Key Advantages of 1500V Photovoltaic System Upgrade
With increased pressure to reduce costs while increasing efficiency, solar designers and developers started looking...