Mini PCI Connectors provide space savings.

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Type III 124-pin PCI connectors feature .031 in. pitch and mounted height options of .160 and .204 in. Anti-overstress feature helps protect latch from breaking. Connectors come with or without grounding clips and with front solder tabs or PC tabs. Stamped-and-formed contacts provide electrical continuity and have no sharp edges. Gang-load assembly of contacts provides coplanarity control of .004 in. Housing is glass-filled, high temperature thermoplastic.



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Low Profile 124-pin Mini PCI Connectors from Molex Offer Rugged Performance, Space Savings


Optimize PCB real estate savings with 124-pin Type III Mini PCI* Connectors from Molex Incorporated. These 0.8mm (.031") pitch SMT connectors feature low profile mounted height options of 4.0mm (.160") and 5.2mm (.204") to ease vertical space constraints and give greater design flexibility for LAN and modem card makers.

These connectors have a patented anti-overstress feature that helps protect the latch from breaking. Plastic latches help prevent scratching of the memory module. The connectors are available with or without grounding clips. They are also available with front solder tabs for optimal PCB hold-down or with PC tabs formed from a singie-piece metal of the nail on each arm of the connector.

The connector's stamped-and-formed contacts provide good contact wipe and electrical continuity and have no sharp edges to damage the module. Gang-load assembly of the contacts provides excellent coplanarity control of 0.1mm (.004").

The connector's housing is made of glass-filled high temperature thermoplastic to withstand IR reflow temperatures. Customers can order the connectors in soft- or semi-hard tray, and tape-and-reel packaging.

Pricing for Molex's Mini PCI connector depends on quantity and configuration. For example, when purchased in quantities 25,000, the cost is $1.86 each. Lead time is four weeks.

Molex Incorporated is a 64-year-old global manufacturer of electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnection systems. Based in Lisle, Illinois, USA, the company operates 54 manufacturing facilities in 19 countries. The Molex Website
address is www.molex.com. For direct access to the Mini PCI connector page on the Molex website, go to www.molex.com/product/minipci.html.

* Mini PCI is a specification of PCI-SIG, an industry standards organization for PCI architecture.

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