As automakers race to meet the accelerating demand for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) capabilities, they add a growing number of electronic control units (ECUs) and next-generation domain control units (DCUs) to vehicles.
As a result, suppliers need a source for interconnect solutions that maintain reliability, even in the harshest environments.
Read the Molex whitepaper on connectivity and electrification in future vehicle design
The automotive industry is on the edge of a revolution that will not only change the technology used in vehicles, but also the way they are manufactured. This whitepaper explores how advancements from infotainment and safety on the user side, to zonal architecture on the manufacturing side are not only changing the automotive industry, but other industries also.
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Camera I/O Module
As advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving functions become more prevalent, Molex Camera Backshell Assembly solutions deliver high-caliber ADAS cameras with superior quality and reliable camera connectivity required by today’s automakers.
Features and benefits:
- System solution, connectors and backshell housing assembly, mates with FAKRA cable
- Surface mount jack promotes easy assembly
- Designed for harsh-environment applications
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SlimStack Board-to-Board Connectors
SlimStack Board-to-Board Connectors, 0.40mm Pitch Floating, FSB Series feature 3.00 and 5.00mm stacking height with a large floating range for space-saving and design flexibility, making them ideal for a wide range of applications in the automotive industry.
Features and benefits:
- Floating range in X-, Y- and Z- axis directions facilitates assembly in the event of misalignment or blind joining
- Smallest size in the B-to-B floating connectors market provides space saving
- Soft floating force makes assembly and operations easy
- High-temperature support up to 125°C
- Improved design applicability
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Mini50 Connection Systems
Achieve 50% space savings over traditional USCAR 0.64mm connectors with sealed or unsealed Mini50 single- and dual-row receptacles, with smaller terminals to fit more low-current electrical circuits in interior transportation-vehicle environments.
Features and benefits:
- Female terminal wire grips for wires 0.35mm² and smaller
- Wire-size reduction; weight, space and cost savings versus 0.64mm interfaces
- Various polarization options
- Three discrete mechanical, visual and colored polarizations
- Independent secondary lock (ISL) terminal-retention feature
- Molded into the receptacle housing as one piece for applied cost savings
- CTX50 terminal wire grip design (0.13 to 0.35mm²)
- Offers harness manufacturers’ the ability to reduce wire gauge sizes while maintaining retention strength
- Provides weight, space
- Connector position assurance (CPA) latch option prevents accidental un-mating
Easy-On FFC/FPC Connector
Versatile dual-contact FD19 Series FFC/FPC Connectors meet temperature requirements up to 150°C and come in a wide range of circuit sizes for maximum design flexibility across multiple markets and applications
Features and benefits:
- Dual contact delivers secure connectivity
- Latch type FPC provides secure cable retention
- Nickel barrier eliminates the concern for solder and flux wicking
- Lock with clear, audible click ensures proper mating
- Wide frontage eases FFC/FPC insertion
- Low-Halogen material meets environmental considerations
- Wide pick-and-place area provides vacuum space for SMT nozzle
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DuraClik Connector System
Now with automotive-grade DuraClik Robust Series Connectors that feature ISL, inertia lock and up to 100N retention force, the DuraClik family provides superior electrical contact reliability, mating retention and design flexibility for high-vibration applications.
Features and benefits:
- Audible click sound upon mating provides mating confirmation
- Operating temperature up to 105°C operating temperature range allows it to meet passenger compartment requirements
- Inner positive lock provides secure mating and space savings and prevents latch breakage from wire tangling
- Different circuit options (2 to 15 standard and TPA, 2 to 12 for ISL) in vertical and horizontal configurations offer design flexibility
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Mizu-P25 2.50mm (.098") Pitch Miniature Waterproof Connector
As electrification becomes the new normal, Mizu-P25 wire-to-wire connector system maintains signal integrity between sensitive vehicle parts, even in harsh, wet environments.
Features and benefits:
- Meets IP67 rating to ensure complete dustproof and waterproof protection
- Positive locks provide secure mating retention
- Integral seal stopper feature assures waterproof protection
- Spring-beam terminal design provides high pressure and small deflection for high-vibration applications
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stAK50h Unsealed Connection System
The stAK50h Connection System incorporates through-hole style unsealed headers and connectors to support the most stringent global automotive OEM requirements for body electronics, infotainment, and a variety of transportation applications.
Features and benefits:
- Multiple terminals for design flexibility support a wide range from low-current signal (5.0) to high-current power (30.0A) applications
- Compliant to USCAR-2 and global automotive OEM standards. Enables faster time-to-market– standards, enabling faster time to market
- Standard USCAR color-coded housings support visual polarization to expedite assembly of connector systems
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Stac64 Connector System Unsealed Headers and Receptacles
Stac64 unsealed connector system supports transportation applications like body electronics, infotainment, and safety.
Features and benefits:
- Stackable and modular 2.54mm pitch PCB headers eliminate costly custom tooling, engineering and validation time needed for multi-bay connector configurations
- Selection of 0.64, 1.50 and 2.80mm terminals provides design flexibility
- High-temperature thermoplastic housings withstand infrared (IR) and selective wave lead-free solder processing temperatures
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MX123 Sealed Connection System
MX123 Sealed Connetion system offers a rugged, fully-sealed interface with the smallest packaging size in the industry.
Features and benefits:
- Matte-seal technology allows closer center-to-center terminal spacing to reduce packaging size
- Center-wall feature extends past the length of the terminals to enable connection in blind-mate conditions
- Header terminal filtering eliminates cross talk between adjacent circuits in up-integrated systems
- Six unique mechanical polarization options and unique color coding offers the ability to use multiple connectors on one module while eliminating the risk of cross-mating interconnect connectors
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CMC and CMX Connection System
CMC and CMX connectors are designed to perform in high-conductivity applications and in harsh environments. These connection systems are used in power train applications including engine-control units, compartment applications, gearboxes, electronic parking brakes and suspension where currents are needed for up to 21.0A.
Features and benefits:
- High performing sealed connection with matte seal technology performs well in sealed applications that require IP6K7 and IP6K9K rating
- Three different terminal sizes CP 0.635mm, 1.550mm and 2.80mm supports low, medium and high current applications
- Modular connector system with a choice of different circuit sizes including: 22, 24, 28, 32, 36, 48 and 53 uses same connector type for different harness size needs
- System offers several color codings and mechanical polarization reduces cycle time during harness assembly
Mx150 Sealed Connector System
The field-proven MX150 Sealed Connector System with a USCAR interface offers a compact package, a superior operating temperature and a current rating up to 22.0A for power and signal automotive and commercial vehicle applications.
Features and benefits:
- Mat seal technology for MX150 (1.50mm) Terminals eliminates the need for individual cable seals which provides reduced package size and reduced cost
- Temperature class 4 (-40 to +150°C) and 22.0A current rating delivers superior performance
- Single-and dual-row backshells/wire dress covers available in 2-,3-,6-,8-,12-,16- and 20-circuit sizes provide additional protection of the wires out of the back of the connector.
- Conforms to USCAR-2/USCAR-21/GMW3191 for use in on-engine, high-vibration, under-hood and under-chassis environments at temp class 4
HSAutoLink Interconnect Systems
HSAutoLink interconnect system leverages Molex’s expertise at producing high-speed cable technology and adapting to needs of the emerging segment of the "Connected Vehicle" (Vehicle-to-Vehicle communications, Infotainment and Telematics).
Features and benefits:
- Rugged connectors meet USCAR requirements
- Flexible, expandable product family with data rates up to 5 Gbps. Available in 6 and 12 circuits
- Superior signal performance and reduced Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI)
- Promotes high differential-signal bandwidth, extended cycle life and stable contact resistance
Sentrality Pin and Socket Interconnect System
Molex’s Sentrality Pin and Socket Interconnect System offers high-current board-to-board, busbar-to-board and busbar-to-busbar connectors and provides a +/- 1.00mm radial self-alignment to overcome tolerance stack-up issues, making the system ideal for EV applications.
Features and benefits:
- Low contact resistance and low voltage drop providing minimal heat generation at the contact interface, resulting in higher current-carrying capacity compared to other contact designs.
- Incorporates Molex’s OmniGlide technology to provide +- 1.00mm radial self-alignment between the pin and socket during mating.
- Application-specific sockets can be created by relocating the socket flange anywhere along the length of the housing body, as well as application-specific pin lengths with no additional development costs.
- Sentrality pins and sockets are offered in a wide variety of board-attach options, suitable for either printed circuit boards or busbars, to provide design and manufacturing flexibility.
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High-speed FAKRA Mini Coaxial Cable Solution
The HFM solution delivers 20GHz of data speed for the connected vehicle, supporting any modern radar, camera, lidar or sensor applications
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