Triaxial, or triax cable for short, is used in similar applications to coaxial cables. Because they are designed with three conductors versus two in coax and feature an extra layer of shielding and insulation, they are generally more costly. This extra shielding provides ground and is more resistant to EMI than coax designs because it […]
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Custom cable design from Lutze hits the slopes
When tasked with designing the cabling for a new tricable gondola lift at the Pardatschgratbahn in the ski resort of Ischgl, Austria, LÜTZE Inc. had to think outside—and inside—the box to come up with a design that would meet all the tough requirements of the application. The seats on the new gondola cars are heated […]
How are high-speed copper wires terminated today?
In our last blog post, we discussed traditional methods of terminating high-speed copper wires. In today’s discussion, we’ll highlight how these processes have modernized in recent years, starting with hot bar solder reflowing. Hot Bar solder reflowing evolved for use through an upper and lower wide opposite bar machine that did simultaneous reflowing of twin-axial wire […]
What is the traditional process for high-speed copper wire termination?
Many electronic generations ago, during the 1970s, high-speed I/O copper connector popular types included coaxial BNC, pin-and-socket D-subminiature, and even a bit later the IDC Delta-ribbon varieties. Many cable assemblies were hand terminated by highly skilled manufacturing assemblers and technicians. In those days, accurate hand tools helped to generate a reasonable yield and rework level. […]
When should you use flat cables?
If extreme flexing and tight designs are part of your application, flat cables may be the route you need to go. There are three types of flat cables that are most commonly used. Extruded Flexx-Sil, Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and molded flat cables. All three of these types are used in place of round cables for easy […]
What’s going on with the new RCx high speed IO passive copper cabling?
RCx, Rack Connect x(lane), is a new intra-rack passive copper short reach, 25 Gbps per lane cabling system that is being driven and supported by a group of next generation Cloud interconnect developers. The 25Gigabit Ethernet Consortium, Ethernet Alliance and soon, maybe other IO interface groups, are supporting RCx which connects ToR or MoR […]
What are the types of twisted pair cabling available today?
The use of balanced, four twisted pair, infrastructure high-speed I/O network system copper cabling, both new and old types, is in a major transition right now. CAT-5e 100 MHz unshielded, twisted pair cabling usage is in significant decline as does not support newer emerging applications and signaling technologies. It has been used for primarily 100 […]
How do you specify twin-axial, high-speed I/O cabling?
It is amazing that after five decades of copper twin-axial raw cable developments, shipments and diverse applications, there are several newly released raw cable products being used for several new generation I/O interface standard and custom cable assemblies. These cables are being used for both internal and external assemblies applications used within new consumer, […]
