Three compact, high-amperage, ROHS-compliant RADSOK PCB connectors are for power bus applications such as high-power bus assembly utilities, power-to-board servers, power-to-box servers, and battery power/chargers for electric vehicles. Use a hyperbolic, stamped grid configuration that ensures a large, coaxial, face-to-face surface area engagement. Provide the option of bringing power to the board from busbars suspended above or below the board and its components. Come in press-fit and solder versions; available in either a 0.094" size and rated for as much as 35A, or a 0.141" size and rated for as much as 70A. For board thicknesses of 0.250" +/-0.025", with custom sizes available.

Amphenol Industrial, www.amphenol-aerospace.com

Two primary side-regulated, leading- and trailing-edge-dimmable AC/DC digital PWM controllers target 100V/230VAC offline LED lighting applications. Are designed for isolated or non-isolated LED drivers used in incandescent replacement lamps, including space-constrained and larger types. iW3612 (3W to 25W) and low-power iW3602 (3W to 10W) ensure long life, power efficiency, reduced size, and flicker-free compatibility with existing wall dimmers. Are pin compatible with iW3610, but offer wider dimmer compatibility and introduce hot-plug support; can swap LED engine without recycling the input power for the LED driver.

iWatt Inc., www.iwatt.com

UniCam FX 9.1 and Test Expert 9.1 manage and control delivery of product data to the shop floor, and prepare and optimize product data for manufacturing and test processes. Are said to be easy-to-use, for small batch, high-mix environments that require rapid development and support of many programs for printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing equipment. Feature faster, easier, offline programming capabilities, merge computer-aided design (CAD) and bill-of-materials (BoM) data with support for more than 65 CAD data formats; process designs by simulating the factory in order to select and validate best manufacturing strategies; and configure lines, operations and define workflows for machine programming and optimization, such that they are achieving an optimized and balanced surface-mount technology (SMT), through-hole technology (THT) and manual assembly line setup. New machine interfaces said to offer seamless connectivity and support for Siplace, Assembléon, Mydata, Fuji and other equipment. Enhancements to the testability and fixture design rules in Test Expert ensure appropriate test coverage is available, and can provide valuable feedback to design prior to the PCB being manufactured.

Siemens PLM, www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/

Flexible EL system is formed on polyester films. Each EL sheet layer, excluding the ITO layer, is produced using an advanced screen printing process. Layers are less than 15 µm thick and are flexible because of organic binder materials. Total sheet thickness can be as little as 100 µm. Come in blue, pink and yellow. Produces flexible light sources and signage.

DKN Research, www.dknresearch.com