Gore Launches Blindmate/Push-on RF Connectors

Elkton, MD -- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. announced the release of the GORE 100 Series Connectors, the newest addition to the GORE Blindmate/Push-on Connector family. The connectors are a super high density blindmate, high performance microwave interconnect system offering performance through 100 GHz.

GORE 100 Connectors, an extension of the SMP and SMPM connector families, were developed as a response to the industry's demand for increased packaging density, low mass, and increased performance at higher frequencies. A socket-to-socket bullet weighs less than 0.02 grams. The connectors accommodate both radial and axial misalignment with negligible VSWR change.

"The GORE™ 100 Series Connector is 35% smaller than the current SMPM connectors," states Paul Czikora, Gore's microwave connector technologist. "GORE 100 Series Connectors offer increased electrical performance and reduced mechanical footprint, enabling designers to create thinner, lighter, smaller and more cost-effective TR modules, printed circuit boards, and power dividers. In the race for lighter radar arrays used in many space, military and commercial applications , Gore has set the standard for high quality, high reliability, cost-effective solutions."

SOURCE: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.