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This section provides an overview for board to board connectors as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 2 board to board connector manufacturers and their company rankings.
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A board-to-board connector is a component used to electrically couple circuits on two printed circuit boards.
They are mounted directly on both boards to be connected, and are bridged by a cable with connectors attached to both ends of the cable.
A male connector on the printed circuit board and a female connector on both ends of the cable are used to connect the two boards together, thereby directly connecting the boards electrically.
Furthermore, some board-to-board connectors do not use cables with connectors for bridging, but directly connect the board-to-board connectors on both printed circuit boards to directly connect the two boards electrically.
Board-to-board connectors are available in various sizes of signal cables and pins in the connectors, depending on the location of use and the required current capacity.
What is required of board-to-board connectors is how many signal cables can be accommodated in the connector and how well they can be maintained in a stable electrical and physical connection.
Board-to-board connectors are almost certainly used in all types of equipment that use printed circuit boards, including most consumer and commercial equipment.
Without exception, these devices are becoming increasingly sophisticated and high-performance, and with this trend comes the need to reduce board space, resulting in the need for all electrical components, including board-to-board connectors, to be smaller, thinner, and lighter.
As mentioned above, the purpose of a board-to-board connector is to electrically and directly connect two printed circuit boards.
Originally, if all functions could be realized on a single board, there would be no need for a board-to-board connector, and this method is considered to be the most cost-effective and inexpensive.
However, in order to implement all required functions within the limited physical space of a device, it is practical to divide the board into multiple boards of appropriate sizes and insert them into the device to secure space inside the device.
In addition, there are significant advantages to be gained by dividing PCBs by function, which ultimately leads to cost reductions in the equipment.
By dividing the printed circuit board into multiple boards for each functional unit and combining these multiple boards, it is possible to realize multiple products with various functions at the same time. In this case, board-to-board connectors that combine multiple boards are effective.
For example, suppose that there are three boards to realize the necessary functions in designing a certain product: board A for basic functions, board B for additional functions, and board C for additional functions.
By using only board A, a product with the most basic functions can be realized, and by using boards A+B, a product with added function B, A+C, and A+B+C, a product with added function B, and a product with added function B+C, respectively, can be realized.
In other words, four types of products can be realized by preparing boards with three functional units and combining them.
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DDK Ltd., founded in 1963 and currently a subsidiary of Fujikura Ltd., is a Japanese manufacturer and supplier headquartered in Koto-ku, Tokyo, specializing in electronical connectors. The company’s product range includes automotive, board-to-board, circular and rectangular, coaxial, as well as flexible flat cable (FFC)/flexible printed circuit (FPC) connectors. These connectors are utilized across industries such as automotive, applied in automotive navigation systems, electronic toll collections, and vehicle audio devices; base stations of wireless computer networking; factory automation, applied in control equipment, industrial robots, servomotors, and welding machines; and information technology, applied in digital cameras and video cameras, mobile devices, and measuring instruments.
Samtec was established in 1976 and is headquartered in New Albany, Indiana, USA as a manufacturer of electronic interconnect solutions. They offer an extensive portfolio of products, including board-to-board connectors, IC sockets, cable assemblies, and optical systems. Alongside their product offerings, Samtec provides comprehensive design and engineering support, as well as custom solutions tailored to specific customer needs. Their products find applications in high-speed data transmission, embedded computing,, and advanced electronic systems across various sectors.
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