Trilogy of Connectors (eBook)

Basic Principles
A connector is an electromechanical system that provides a separable
connection between two subsystems of an electronic device without an
unacceptable effect on the performance of the device. It will be shown
that there are a lot of complex parameters to handle properly to make
this statement true.

Design / Selection / Assembly
This chapter provides an overview of design and material requirements
for contact finishes, contact springs and connector housings as well as
the major degradation mechanisms for these connector components. To
complete this chapter, material selection criteria for each will also be
reviewed. Additionally the Level of Interconnection (LOI) was integrated
into this chapter as it addresses, where the connector is used within an
electronic system and therefore influences the requirements and durability
of the connector depending on its use.

Applications
This chapter is heading to the practical work and shows how customers
use connectors in their applications to offer some possibilities and to
ease your daily work. Additionally it contains some special topics like
tin-whisker or impedance of ZIF cable to offer you extended background
knowledge.

Glossary
A technical dictionary and alphabetical key word index for quick
searches complete this book.