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Press Release Summary:
GORE(TM) 100 Series Connectors provide high-density blindmate microwave interconnect system offering performance through 100 GHz. They accommodate radial and axial misalignment with negligible VSWR change. Along with socket-to-socket bullet that weighs less than 0.02 g, products offer electrical performance and mechanical footprint that enable designers to create thinner, lighter, and smaller TR modules, PCBs, and power dividers.
Original Press Release:
Gore Introduces New RF Connector Series
Elkton, Md. (June 2005) - W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., a leading provider of microwave cable assemblies, is pleased to announce the release of the GORE(TM) 100 Series Connectors, the newest addition to the GORE(TM) Blindmate/Push-on Connector family. The connectors are a super high-density blindmate, high performance microwave interconnect system offering performance through 100 GHz.
GORE(TM) 100 Connectors, an extension of the SMP and SMPM connector families, were developed as a response to the industry's demand for increased packaging density, low mass, and increased performance at higher frequencies. The blindmate interfaces are robust, durable, and lightweight. A socket-to-socket bullet weighs less than 0.02 grams. The connectors accommodate both radial and axial misalignment with negligible VSWR change.
"The GORE(TM) 100 Series Connector is 35% smaller than the current SMPM connectors," states; Paul Czikora, Gore's microwave connector technologist. "GORE(TM) 100 Series Connectors offer increased electrical performance and reduced mechanical footprint, enabling designers to create thinner, lighter, smaller and more cost-effective TR modules, printed circuit boards, and power dividers. In the race for lighter radar arrays used in many space, military and commercial applications, Gore has set the standard for high quality, high reliability, cost-effective solutions."
The GORE(TM) 100 Series Connectors are available under $5.00 each based on volume and configuration.
For more information, call W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 800-445-4673 (USA) or 302-292-5100 (international); or visit their Web site at www.gore.com.
About W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Founded in 1958, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. has parlayed its unique technical capabilities into hundreds of diverse products and is world-renowned for its expertise in configuring the remarkably versatile polymer PTFE. This has resulted in numerous products for electronic signal transmission; fabric laminates; medical implants; as well as membrane, filtration, sealant, and fiber technologies for diverse industries. With nearly $2 billion in sales, the company is headquartered in Delaware in the US and employs approximately 7,000 associates at 45 facilities throughout the world. Gore is one of only five companies included in every selection of Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" since the list began in 1984. Gore has also been cited among the "Best Places to Work" in Germany, Italy and Scotland. For further information, please visit gore.com.
