The increasingly compact appearance of electronic devices has promoted the development of miniaturized and high-density interconnect solutions, and board-to-board connectors are one of the important technical options.
Different from the common interconnection system with cable assemblies, board-to-board connectors directly connect different PCB circuit boards together through the connector pins to achieve the transmission of power, signals and data. Since there are no additional cables and the interconnection is achieved by stacking the circuit boards, it has obvious advantages in improving the space utilization of electronic design and reducing the system volume.
When developing electronic products, you can consider using board-to-board connectors when you face the following design requirements.
KR0500 0.5mm pitch smt wafer Board to board connector
- Versatile
As electronic systems become increasingly versatile, more and more peripheral function modules need to be connected to the motherboard. Board-to-board connectors are a very convenient and scalable interconnection solution. If you disassemble a smartphone, you will have a more intuitive understanding of this.
- Miniaturization
If your design is very sensitive to floor space, the stacked interconnection method of board-to-board connectors allows you to make full use of the vertical space and make the overall design more compact.
- Flexibility
When doing PCB design for electronic systems, if you put all the circuits on one PCB, it will increase the complexity of the design. If you break a “big” board into pieces and divide it into several “small” PCBs for design, Then interconnected into a whole through board-to-board connectors, the design work will be greatly simplified and the flexibility will be significantly improved.
- Economy
For designers, a high-density, larger PCB will also bring additional costs in production and testing, so designing the system into several interconnected medium-density boards is a more economical choice.
conclusion
Rugged, high-density, scalable, multi-row BTB connectors will be suitable for a variety of applications. The most prominent one is electric vehicles (EV), especially for electric power steering and electronic control unit functions. There are also opportunities for these connectors to be used in industrial automation systems (robots), transportation hardware (trains), medical instruments (such as imaging scanners), etc.
Mainstream connector manufacturers have developed and promoted board-to-board connectors as key product lines . In order to provide a diverse product portfolio to meet the needs of different design scenarios, KONNRA Connectors independently develops and designs connectors with different sizes, pin pitches, stacking heights, and locking mechanisms , ensuring that manufacturers can choose the most suitable connector based on specific design requirements.
