Recent Articles
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Selecting a Connector Vendor: The 2025 Top 10 by World Sales Discover the top 10 connector manufacturers by global sales and learn how industry rankings can help evaluate and select the right supplier partner. -
The Next Advancement of CAN Communications CAN XL extends CAN with 20 Mbit/s speeds, 2,048-byte payloads and enhanced security, supporting the data demands of modern robots. -
Ruggedized Passive Components: The High-Reliability Value Layer Between the Factory and the Launchpad Explore how ruggedized passive components are customized for defense, aerospace, energy and medical systems where reliability is mission critical. -
Increasing Battery Operations and Charging Capabilities in Low Temperature As cold weather cuts EV range and charging speed, researchers are developing new materials, electrolytes and battery designs to improve winter performance.
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Raw Material Costs Increased 20.9% Year Over Year in 2Q26 Raw material costs rose sharply in 2Q26 as higher copper, thermoplastics and energy costs continued to pressure connector pricing.
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Emerging Capacitor Markets in Fusion Energy Fusion's commercialization is creating new demand for pulsed-power capacitors, driving innovation in polypropylene film and advanced dielectric materials.
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Quantum Computing: The Next Revolution Brain-inspired hafnium oxide memristors could dramatically reduce AI energy use by using ultra-low current switching, but manufacturing temperatures remain too high.
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Designing Hardware for AI Within Memory, Power and Thermal Constraints AI performance increasingly depends on memory, power and thermal design, making system architecture and component selection highly critical to success. -
Industry Performance at the Midway Point of 2026 The connector industry surged through mid-2026, driven by AI, data centers and defense spending, with strong bookings, billings and record backlog growth.
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Advanced Electronics Markets Are Reshaping Capacitor Demand in 2026/2027 Learn about 10 emerging end-use capacitor markets where opportunities exist for advanced bypass, decoupling, filtering and burst power applications.
