Connectors and cable assemblies for medical device manufacturers - designed to be disposable after a small number of uses - are now available from Astute Electronics.The push-pull circular connector provides competitive pricing and performance needed for disposable medical devices.

Continuing its support for Semtech’s high reliability discrete products, Astute Electronics has introduced the HR512031BA23C down-hole tailored SiC Schottky diode for the oil and gas industries.  The device surpasses 16 of 18 temperature ranges listed in the top three standards and has a junction temperature between -55 and -220 degC.

A family of of high-density LGA solderless open-field connectors is now on sale at Astute Electronics.. The Airborn RZ Series features a patented Z-axis contact system and is designed to be compressed under pressure between parallel PCBs or between the PCB and other electronic components.

Positronic’s new Optik-D Series is an ARINC 801 conformant fibre optic terminus for use with Positronic’s family of Combo-D hybrid connectors that combine optical, power, signal and/or coax in a single interconnect.  Now available from Astute Electronics, the new terminus requires less optical power than competitive termini and enables more cost-effective optical devices to be used – for example, an inexpensive LED laser ra...

Astute Electronics has bolstered its global line card by signing a worldwide franchise distribution agreement with Euroquartz, the independent UK-based manufacturer and supplier of quartz crystals, oscillators, filters and frequency-related products to the electronics manufacturing industry.

The OMNIMATE range of PCB terminals, PCB plug-in connectors and feed-through terminals for industrial applications from device connectivity specialist Weidmüller is available from Astute Electronics. The product family includes OMNIMATE Signal, a wide range of terminal and plug-in connectors for compact connection systems with up to 72 poles, and OMNIMATE Power PCB terminals, plug-in connectors and feed-through terminals for high currents up...

Amphenol’s new Rhino 38999 high power connectors are now available from Astute Electronics. Capable of carrying up to 1000A, these rugged interconnects combine the benefits of field-proven MIL-DTL-38999 Series III circular connectors with low resistance hyperbolic RADSOK power contacts.

AirBorn’s HD4 connectors, designed to be an electrically-optimised and highly dense physical layer medium for the HyperTransport Technology Consortium’s HyperShare interconnect technology, have been released by Astute Electronics. Featuring high bandwidth and minimised signal loss, the connectors are suitable for multi-dimensional network fabrics and fast storage/SSD cluster applications used in next-gen data centre and cloud computin...

Positronic’s Scorpion modular signal power connector family including the low profile version is now available from distributor Astute Electronics. Positronic uses modular tooling that enables the quick turnaround of a very large number of customer-specified contact variants up to 100mm long, yet the moulding process yields a one-piece insulator.  

Astute Electronics is launching a new EMI filter technology through its newly-launched franchised electro-mechanical component distribution division. The silicone rubber filters can be designed-in or retrofitted into existing connectors very simply, even in the field, providing an effective EMC solution that will survive extreme environmental abuse.