With the increasingly obvious trend of product intelligence, connector products present four development trends.
Trend 1: Moving from standard products to customization
Traditional connectors are passive products, and manufacturers can provide standardized products to customers. With the diversification of electronic products and the emergence of more and more intelligent products such as robots, drones, etc., manufacturers need more customized connector products. To meet the needs of products, connector product manufacturers need to develop new products with customers to meet the shape and function needs of customers. Therefore, connector manufacturers should participate in customer design early.
Trend 2: From single signal transmission to multi-signal transmission
Traditional connectors only transmit a single signal, such as video, control or data signals. As electronic products become thinner and lighter, connectors have changed from single signal transmission to multiple signal transmission. The same cable can transmit optical, electrical or other signals at the same time. It also helps to save space and improve system reliability.
Trend 3: Moving from passive products to modular intelligence
In order to obtain more profits, traditional connector manufacturers are changing the connector from a passive product to a modular product. For example, the server cable provider will make the connector intelligent and change a single cable by adding active ICs. Into a smart cable that can monitor data.
Trend 4, miniaturization, thinness and miniaturization
Nowadays, electronic products are becoming thinner and lighter, which also promotes the development of even machine products and connector products in the direction of small size, low height, narrow pitch, multi-function, long life, and surface mounting. Therefore, connector manufacturers have to adapt to these changes to improve the process and design.