FCI Offers Full Portfolio of Pin-in-Paste Technology Products


ETTERS, PA. (January 10, 2008) - FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and
interconnect systems, now offers a complete portfolio of Pin-in-Paste connectors. The
product portfolio features some of FCI's most popular product lines including: Quickie®, DSub,Metral®, Minitek(TM), BergStik® and Sofix® connectors.

"Pin-in-Paste technology reduces the number of steps needed to mount a connector
to the appropriate position on the board, thereby reducing the time and cost of the process," said Bavo Teunissen, global marketing communications director. "This technology also increases the quality of the connection to board and Pin-in-Paste connectors can replace either wave soldered products or press-fit products."

Pin-in-Paste processing technology enables through-mount components to be
soldered using conventional reflow soldering process; eliminates the need for a separate wave soldering operation in the process flow; and requires no additional manual operation.

FCI has extensively tested the Pin-in-Paste connectors included in this portfolio and
offers full application support including stencil design, paste application and board layout. The connectors in this portfolio can be used with various industrial and telecom applications.

For more information about Pin-in-Paste product portfolio and to view catalogs and
application notes visit FCI's website at, www.fci.com.

Press contacts:
Bavo Teunissen +31 736206840 Bavo.Teunissen@fci.com

Patricia Staino 919-872-8172 patricia@btbmarketing.com

About FCI

With operations in 30 countries and sales of 1.3 billion euros in 2006, FCI is a leading manufacturer of connectors. Our 13,500 employees are committed to providing customers with high-quality, innovative products for a wide range of consumer and industrial applications.

For more information: www.fci.com

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