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AVX’s MOBO Compression Interconnect Catalog Highlights Expanded Product Offering

Submitted by: John Warner on Nov 10, 2007 at 9:14 am Tagged with: Electronics Source: bu

Connectors Ideal for Medical, Industrial and Portable Electronic Applications

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX), a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnects, has recently released its new spring contact interconnect solutions catalog that highlights its extensive line of compression style connectors and also includes the recently launched low pin count discrete wire to board series. The catalog showcases AVX’s broad range of connectors featuring standard, reduced size and ultra-low profile connectors that are ideal for medical, industrial and portable electronic applications.

“Our new connector catalog allows customers to easily and efficiently locate a connector product specifically designed for an application, such as scanners, PDAs, and other handheld devices,” said Bob Bastian, AVX product manager. “For example, connectors are offered in a variety of contact heights for different mechanical designs, which allows our customers to select a connector that suits their application.”

The MOBO spring contact interconnect solutions catalog also features technical specifications on SIM card and SIM block connectors, one-piece board stacking connectors that are available in 16- 28 ways in 2mm – 3mm stack height, and 8, 15, 16, and 19 way I/O connectors that utilize spring contact technology.

AVX’s standard battery connectors are available in 3, 4, and 5 contact positions with over 5000 mechanical cycles.

For more information on AVX’s spring contact interconnect solutions catalog contact AVX at 801 17th Avenue South, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29578; by calling 843-448-9411, by fax at 843-444-2864 or on the Web at www.avx.com.

AVX Corporation is a leading international supplier of electronic passive components and connectors with 20 manufacturing and customer support facilities in 12 countries around the world. AVX offers a broad range of devices including capacitors, resistors, filters, timing and circuit protection devices and connectors. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:AVX).