The Swiss-headquartered Fischer Connectors Group has extended its ultra-miniature, rugged series of connectors, cable assemblies and electronic solutions.

The range aims to help engineers and electrical professionals add more functionality and meet high-speed data acquisition and transmission requirements in applications with extreme limitations in space, even in harsh operating environments.

The flagship product line Fischer MiniMax Series, which already includes one of the smallest and densest connectors in the world, now includes three connectors and their associated cables with new options in pin layout, body size and data speed:

• New pin-layout configuration: 7 contacts (4x signal, 3x power) in Ø 10 mm receptacle (Fischer Connectors reference ‘size 06’) with a configuration offering up to 22 AWG and a choice of three locking mechanisms (quick-release, push-pull, screw), as a perfect alternative for designing even smaller equipment for the Nett Warrior connectivity ecosystem and for other rugged applications.
• New body size: Ø 14.0mm (size 10) with 12 signal and power contacts offering USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbit/s, 1m) and high power up to 8A, suited for high-speed intercom boxes and next-generation hubs.
• New ultra-high density: 30 contacts (24x signal, 6x power) in Ø 14.0mm (size 10), supporting multi-protocol data transmission (such as HDMI, USB, Ethernet) and extending the popular high-density layout offering for instrumentation applications, unmanned systems and sensor and IoT interconnections.

The increased density and optimised packaging factor offered by the MiniMax series apply to a varied array of lightweight and compact solutions, from various connector configurations, through cable assemblies with straight, right-angle or 60° overmolding, to electronic solutions including hubs, flash drives and flex PCB circuits tailored to the size, weight and power (SWaP) requirements of entire electronic systems and ecosystems.

This provides OEM engineers with more flexibility in terms of design when it comes to choosing from different connectivity solutions in line with specific system-level and field-application engineering requirements, harsh operating environments, as well as cost-efficiency criteria.

“The multiplication of sensors – reflecting a growing need for data acquisition and transmission – as well as the constant scale reduction of electronic components are the two main innovation drivers for ever-smaller, lighter and more capable high-density, ultra-miniature connectors, cable assemblies and electronic solutions,” Fischer Connectors chief technology officer Jérôme Dabonneville says.

“Demands for connectivity tailored to electronic devices and systems ensuring signal integrity and maximising power & data functionality, performance and reliability, while containing or maintaining footprint to a minimum, are on the rise.”