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San Marcos, CA-April 10, 2008-
Sullins Electronics, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of RoHS-compliant board level interconnect products, today announced that the corporate action to change its company name is concluded and the company has begun operating under its new name, Sullins Connector Solutions, Inc., effective immediately. As part of this corporate action, Sullins Connector Solutions has adopted a new logo, and Internet domain name. The changes reflect Sullins’ new positioning as a single-source for an expanding portfolio of connectors encompassing both the Sullins and MicroPlastics brands. Continue reading →

High-Temperature Devices are Ideal for Test and Burn-In Applications Where Thicker Daughtercards are Employed

San Marcos, CA-November 20, 2007-
Sullins Electronics, a world leader in the design and manufacture of RoHS-compliant board level interconnect products, today announced the expansion of their edgecard connector portfolio to include a high-temperature, dual-readout series manufactured to accept 0.093″ (2.36 mm) thick daughtercards. These new edgecard connectors join Sullins’ extensive offering of components engineered for high-temperature applications, which includes straight and right angle card extenders. Made of high-density dielectric materials, parts may be ordered to withstand 150 degrees C continual heat. The UL/ cUL Recognized connectors feature high-density 0.050″ (1.27 mm) contact center spacing and easily replace 0.100″ (2.54 mm) center spacing parts to double the number of contacts within the same area. They moreover provide the utmost in design flexibility as they are supplied in straight, card extender, and right angle configurations. Continue reading →

Board-to-Board Connectors Allow Easy Insertion and Robust Connections for 0.062″ Multi-Layer PC Boards

San Marcos, CA-October 15, 2007-
Sullins Electronics, Corp., a global leader in the design and manufacture of 100% RoHS-compliant board level interconnect products, expanded its extensive portfolio of edgecard connectors to include a cantilever edgecard connector series engineered to provide high performance, low cost connections on 0.100″ (2.54 mm) or 0.156″ (3.96 mm) centerline boards. Designed to mate with the plated fingers of a 0.062″ +/- 0.008″ daughterboard, parts may be ordered rated to withstand +125, +150, or +175 degrees C continual heat. These double-row connectors are available with either 0.370″ or 0.400″ wide insulators, and are supplied in right angle, card extender, and straight lead configurations, as well as in a large range of sizes to afford maximum design flexibility and manufacturing efficiencies. Moreover, they boast superior electrical and physical characteristics, and are interchangeable with Sullins’ high-profile devices, without the need to replace motherboards or daughterboards. Continue reading →

New Bi-Level Parts Boast Operating Temperature Rage of -65 Degrees C to +150 Degrees C for Demanding Power Supply Applications

San Marcos, CA-October 8, 2007-
Announced today by Sullins Electronics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of 100% RoHS-compliant board level interconnect products, is the addition of bi-level edgecard connectors featuring staggered, dip solder contacts. The parts are the newest members of Sullins’ expanding offering of bi-level components for high-temperature applications, which includes straight and right angle card extenders. Recognized under the Component Program of UL and C-UL, they feature 0.050″ (1.27 mm) contact center spacing, and are backwards compatible with 0.100″ (2.54 mm) center spacing devices to double the number of contacts within the same space. Their staggered contact configuration notably enhances design flexibility and efficiency, as they can be lined-up on a board for virtually limitless connections. Further, as contacts are dip solderable, “icicles” or ligaments, and other imperfections caused by dripping solder, are eliminated to optimize manufacturing throughput, and speed products’ time-to-market. Continue reading →

San Marcos, CA-October 1, 2007-
Sullins Electronics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of 100% RoHS-compliant board level interconnect products, announced the availability of standard edgecard connectors engineered to accept daughtercards ranging in thickness of from 0.031″ (0.79 mm) to 0.125″ (3.18 mm). These connectors are designed to address OEM’s and assembliers’ requirements for fast delivery of competitively priced connectors used to interconnect non-standard thickness boards often employed in custom, and next-generation applications. Supplied with contact centers of 0.100″ (2.54 mm), 0.125″ (3.18 mm), and 0.156″ (3.96 mm), they are manufactured to meet or exceed the industry’s highest electrical and mechanical standards. Moreover, the UL94-0 rated parts may be ordered with an extended operating temperature range of from -65 degrees C to +150 degrees C. Continue reading →

RoHS-Compliant Components Feature .050″ Center Spacing and are Available to Withstand 150 Degrees C Continual Heat

San Marcos, CA-April 23, 2007-
Sullins Electronics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of 100% RoHS -compliant board level interconnect products, today announced the expansion of their connector offering specifically engineered for use in high temperature applications. The new bi-level card extenders are the latest addition to the Company’s growing portfolio of edgecards expressly designed to satisfy the requirements of high pin count, high-temperature applications where space is limited. Boasting .050″ (1.27 mm) contact center spacing, the devices are an ideal replacement for .100″ (2.54 mm) center spacing parts as their employment doubles the number of contacts within the same area while ensuring the reliability and integrity of connectors’ electrical performance. Their construction features both primary and secondary engagement contact areas, with the second area recessed within the card slot. Moreover, parts may be ordered in straight or right angle versions to enable the utmost in design flexibility. Continue reading →

San Marcos, CA-February 12, 2007-
Sullins Electronics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of 100% RoHS-compliant board level interconnect products, announced the creation of a Custom Connector Program developed to provide OEMs and assembliers with a quality resource for fast delivery of specialty products at off the-shelf prices. The Program’s implementation required the expansion of the Company’s engineering capabilities and the employment of additional in-house designed tooling. Notably, Sullins is now often able to build and ship custom parts in less than a week, and accommodate order quantities as small as 10 pieces. The UL94-0 rated parts additionally provide the utmost in electrical and mechanical properties to ensure the reliability and integrity of connections. Continue reading →

San Marcos, CA and Thief River Falls, MN -November 30, 2006-
Sullins Electronics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of board level interconnect products, today announced the expansion of their global distribution agreement with Digi-Key Corporation to include Sullins’ full lines of high-temperature, bi-level and press-fit connectors. These lines will join Sullins’ broad array of edge cards and headers previously available from Digi-Key through its print and online catalogs. Moreover, the added lines will further enable Digi-Key’s and Sullins’ EOEM, end users, and EMS provider customers to more efficiently fulfill critical production, design, and time-to-market requirements. Continue reading →

Male and Female Headers Provide Unparalleled Design Flexibility in Standard and High-Temperature Applications

San Marcos, CA-July 27, 2006-
Announced today by Sullins Electronics., a global leader in the design and manufacture of board level interconnects, is their 100% RoHS -compliant offering of 0.079″ (2.00 mm) and 0.100″ (2.54 mm) board-to-board connectors. Featured in Sullins’ portfolio of male and female headers are parts in single, double, and quad row configurations, and in both plated through hole (PTH) and surface mount (SMT) versions. The devices are available with standard (PBT) or high temperature-resistant thermoplastic insulated bodies (PA9T or Nylon 6T) to facilitate conventional SMT reflow or vapor phase soldering processes. These headers afford OEMs and assemblers the utmost in design flexibility as they are provided in straight or right-angle terminations and are offered with specifiable pin lengths, and insulator height options. Continue reading →

Double-Row, .100″ Contact Centerline Connectors are 100% RoHS-Compliant

San Marcos, CA-June 6, 2006-
Sullins Electronics, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of board level interconnects, today announced the addition of pin compliant solderless press-fit edgecard connectors to satisfy OEMs’ and assembliers’ requirements for improved manufacturing yields and assembly efficiencies. Offering an excellent quality/cost ratio, the .100″ contact centerline connectors boast exceptionally rugged insulators together with gold-plated contacts to ensure the durability of signal integrity in high-cycle applications. Press-fit edgecards feature high-density .100″ spacing on 0.062″ daughterboards, and support 0.093″ (2.36 mm) to 0.125″ (3.18 mm) thick motherboards. These robust parts join Sullins’ 100% RoHS -complaint portfolio of edgecards, headers, CompactPCI™, and bi-level connectors, along with their lineup of parts designed specifically for high-temperature applications. Continue reading →