Card Edge Connector. A connector that mates with printed-wiring leads running to the edge of a printed circuit board on one or both sides.

Features:
Low-cost and high-performance card edge connectors developed for the market
High cost performance connectors manufactured in response to market needs, such as precious metal saving achieved by partial gold plating on the contacts, thoroughgoing analysis of material saving, and improvement and the streamlining of the method of program
Card edge connectors by using the polarizing key prevents mis-insertion in the PCB.
Card edge connectors are developed for ISA bus (AT bus) standard.
Card edge connectors are of straight dip, right angle dip types for PCB mounting.
Using the polarizing key prevents mis-insertion in the PCB
Smooth push–push eject mechanism
Card edge connectors are retained when mated
Card polarization
Mechanism prevents card from flying out upon
Card detection indicator
Metal–shielded cover
Micro SD specification compliant
Card edge connectors are RoHS compliant
These are available in various tail lengths and plating options
Card edge connectors are available in with plastic locating posts or metal hold-downs
Card edge connectors allow customer to reach high band width
Card Edge connectors meet high performance point-to-point full duplex I/O bus standard

Applications- Card edge connectors are used in following applications

Measurement equipment
Communication equipment
Control equipment
Switching equipment
Workstations
Computers
Hard disks
PPC equipment
Office
equipment
Measurement equipment
PCs
Office equipment
FA machines
Game machines
PCI Express architecture
Graphics cards in serial bus applications
I/O client cards for higher speed applications (desktop & server)
Telecommunications switches & routers

Electronic Engineering Services

Input Devices

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