Posted to News on 3rd Jun 2014, 13:35
Gecko G125 Series connector wins 2014 ECN Impact Award
Harwin is announcing that its Gecko G125 high-reliability, high-performance 1.25mm pitch connector has won the ECN Impact Award 2014 for Excellence in Packaging and Interconnects. Set up to recognise outstanding design engineering and innovation, as well as industry contributions to green technology and education, the prestigious Impact Awards from Electronic Component News were presented at a ceremony held during the recent Electronic Design Show in Las Vegas.
Doug Steele, Harwin's VP Global Distribution, comments: "We are absolutely delighted to receive the Excellence in Packaging and Interconnects Award from ECN. This is one of the broadest product categories in the ECN Awards, encompassing cables, terminal blocks, adhesives, shielding devices and other packaging and interconnect-related devices. Competition was particularly intense and Gecko was chosen as the winner over some excellent products from well-known companies in the industry. This Award is the culmination of a very successful year for us, as it completes a trio of awards for the Gecko product line over the past few months, commencing with the Elektra Award for Passive and Electromechanical Product of the Year in the UK last November, followed by the EETimes/EDN ACE Award in the Ultimate Products - Passives, Interconnects and Electromechanical category earlier this year."
Gecko connectors provide a high-reliability, high-performance, micro-miniature interconnect product for cable and PCB applications. These low-profile, dual-row cable-to-board and board-to-board interconnects are suitable for stacking and cable mating, saving space where PCB real estate is at a premium. For high-rel applications where space and weight are critical, Gecko's dense pin spacing of 1.25mm and up to 50 contacts per connector achieves a 35 per cent space saving over other high-performance connectors such as Micro-D. Gecko offers exceptional performance for its size, with a current rating of 2A per contact simultaneously and contact resistance of 20m©. It withstands harsh environments, including shock, vibration and extreme temperatures, and has been selected for many applications ranging from miniature satellites to medical devices.
To learn more about the Gecko G125 connector, please go to www.harwin.com.
