ZenShield^® is the brand name for the I-PEX small connector series having high-performance EMC shielding design. ZenShield^® gives board designers more flexibility for designing the board by allowing the connectors to be placed in close proximity to sensitive subsystems, such as transmit/receive antennas, that are commonly found in high-performance wireless communication systems.

The family-friendly robot, LOVOT, nurtures love. The adorable look and variety of emotional expressions that make it look like it is alive, has the power to make everyone smile. The central nervous system of LOVOT consists of the I-PEX CABLINE^®-CA and CABLINE^®-VS Micro-Coaxial Connectors. We spoke to Mr. Kaname Hayashi, the president of the LOVOT developer, GROOVE X, and Mr. Masaaki Tahara, an engineer from the company, about why they chose our CABLINE connectors, and the story and conclusive factors behind that decision.

MOTOMAN-HC10DT / MOTOMAN-HC20DT is a collaborated robotic design by Yaskawa, that is designed to work side-by-side with people.  Both types have adopted the  I-PEX torque sensor, ESTORQ^® as the joint shaft torque sensor.  

As data rates increase, servers are using more cable assemblies. High-speed cables are the main driver, as PCBs can no longer “go the distance.” But low-speed cable assemblies continue to be important. Low-speed assemblies are still commonly used for power distribution, low-speed signals and auxiliary lines.

The I-PEX CABLINE^®-VS Micro-Coaxial Cable Connector, a VESA^® standard connector for LED backlight flat panel displays, has been widely used in the notebook PC industry for a decade. As technology advances, the need for new solutions with improved features will arise. I-PEX has several new solutions to address these needs, both today and in the future.

Medical electronics are demanding applications for cable connectors. I-PEX has several connectors designed for medical applications.

I-PEX Connectors leads the way with 5G connectors by developing coaxial and board-to-board solutions to enable the first wave of 5G devices.

In the past 20 years in the IT industry, the major complaints received from customers are not product quality issues, but operational issues (more than 30%). These issues are due to the human factor, meaning that operators unintentionally damaged the connectors due to an uncontrollable angle, direction, location, handling force, speed, tact-time, lack of training, etc.

Today’s drivers are demanding Smart Car connectivity like never before. This demand has industry leaders investing heavily in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to advance Smart Car connectivity at an astounding rate. In fact, Business Insider estimates the automotive industry will ship 94 million connected cars in 2021. This figure, which represents 82% of the industry, says a lot about the demand by today’s drivers for this rapidly evolving technology.

In recent years, drone racing has generated great excitement all over the world by creating a world drone champions league. In Japan, there is also a professional drone racing team, DMM RAIDEN RACING, that competes with other teams around the world. The I-PEX^® MHF^® I LK Micro RF Coaxial Connector is used in their drone. We interviewed Junichi Goto, captain of DMM RAIDEN RACING, and Tetsuya Tagawa, I-PEX Connectors engineer and MHF I LK Development Team Leader, about the background of the MHF I LK in drones.