For consumers, the connector may be unfamiliar, but it is one of the most commonly used products by electronic engineers. Connector is an indispensable device in most electronic products. It is responsible for transmitting current, voltage or optical signals. It is widely used in aerospace, automobile, industry ,3 C、 medical and other industries. A few industries that have boosted connector growth in recent years are five G communications, electric vehicles and industry 4.0, which is a rare market opportunity for connector companies.


　　Traditional connectors need to achieve three major properties, namely mechanical, electrical and environmental. The so-called mechanical properties refer to the guarantee of the performance of the connector insertion and pull-out; the electrical properties include the requirements of contact resistance, insulation resistance and electrical resistance; and the environmental performance requires that the connector have the basic temperature resistance, moisture resistance, vibration and shock resistance, etc. For these basic requirements, emerging markets also need to maintain.

　　In addition to the above basic requirements, the new application market also has new requirements for connectors, that is, the new connectors are smaller, more reliable, more wireless performance and have a certain amount of intelligence, which is the new demand of the market. For enterprises, connectors can seize new market opportunities only if they meet such requirements. The editor believes that overall, the development trend of connector technology in the next few years is as follows:


　　Six major trends in connectors

　　High-frequency and high-speed connector technology

　　Within many 5 G of communication applications, connectors carry the task of transforming optical signals and electrical signals. With the advent of the age of interconnection of all things in 5 G, the high data and high transmission requirements of 5 G are destined to require the performance upgrade of connectors. And high-frequency and high-speed characteristics have become new requirements.

　　Connector technology for wireless transmission

　　In the Internet of things era, wireless technology will also be everywhere, connectors in addition to the same as before to achieve contact connection, in the future in many occasions such as industry, cars and other guarantees of wireless transmission connection is also a guarantee, after all, dual protection is the safest.

　　Smaller, more convenient connector technology

　　In the Internet of things era, wireless technology will also be everywhere, connectors in addition to the same as before to achieve contact connection, in the future in many occasions such as industry, cars and other guarantees of wireless transmission connection is also a guarantee, after all, dual protection is the safest.

　　Former connectors were used for numerous contacts, which were filled in many expansion slots, and of course in the 5 G era, perhaps a single fiber device had dozens of connectors that required smaller connectors to achieve higher performance connections


　　Connector technology with higher accuracy and lower cost

　　Because the safety of cars is very high, automobile connectors are a very large market. With the development of electric vehicles, connectors will be more demanding in accuracy and cost, and they will be more popular than previous connectors.

　　More intelligent connector technology

　　With the advent of the AI era, connectors may not only achieve simple transmission functions. In the future, in addition to ensuring the data of electrical signals, connectors may be able to make simple intelligent judgment and protection. Output correct data while avoiding power damage, of course, this requires IC technical support.

　　Automated production technology for connectors

　　Among the traditional connector design and production, manual is the main part, and with the development of industrial automation, especially the precision processing, grinding tools and CAD of connectors, these advanced machines will become the main force of the industry.

　　Connector enterprise ushered in new development opportunities

　　The connector as a very basic electronic device, compared with the computer, mobile devices and other slow growth of the application market, the new market will bring new profit growth point to enterprises, OFweek the electronic engineering network editor believes that they are five G of communication, automobile and industrial markets, Now China's connector market capacity is gradually expanding, maintaining a double-digit growth trend every year, with great potential.


　　5G will be another key factor in the communications market. Connectors carry data connection tasks between computers and terminals in communications. In data communications, wired and wireless communications coexist. This is the above-mentioned wireless connector demand will increase significantly, connectors in communications equipment will continue to grow. In automotive applications, because of the demand for connectors for automotive entertainment systems and electric systems, connectors are also needed between vehicle entertainment systems, electronic devices, and so on, in addition to transmitting data between engine management systems, equipment, etc. Industrial connectors require stronger reliability and performance, and with the construction of industrial Internet, stronger connectors are needed between hard industrial equipment and networks, which have new requirements for connector performance.

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