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In this article you will read about six different types of 0.5 mm pitch MezzoStak mezzanine hermaphroditic connectors manufactured by FCI, one of the world’s top manufacturers of connectors and interconnect solutions. Mezzanine connectors connect two parallel printed circuit boards in a stacking configuration. They are hermaphroditic in design – that is – they have a ‘mate-to-itself’ design and they use the identical part number for both the mated sides.

Mezzanine connectors are a low-cost alternative to get high speed and have an extreme operating temperature range between -40 and 125 degrees C that assures reliable performance. They have guidance scoops that allow trouble-free mating when mis-aligned, dual-point mating for redundant electrical contact and they have high retention force to ensure a secure connection.

Their exact 0.08mm highest SMT lead co-planarity ensures that the connector leads attach to the PCBs smoothly. Their footprints are compatible with key competitors. Their 6 sizes provide twenty to seventy positions (increments of ten position).

Mezzanine connectors are also called board-to-board connectors. They are used to design applications that need slim construction such as mobile phones, LCDs, camcorders, medical instrumentation, communications and networking, automatic identification & data capture sensors and have military, motor vehicle, and metering & energy applications.

Below is the description for six types of mezzanine connectors from FCI. All these components are available at Proactive Components Inc.

Part number 10106813-051112LF is a FCI MezzoStak 0.5 mm-pitch Mezzanine Hermaphroditic Connector. It can be used in 50 positions with the other identical (50 position) MezzoStak 10106813 series standard hermaphroditic connectors. The contact pins are present in 2 rows and this component is RoHS compliant.

Part number 10106813-054112LF is a FCI MezzoStak 0.5mm Pitch board-to-board hermaphroditic Mezzanine Connector. It can mate with the other identical (50 position) MezzoStak hermaphrodite connectors of 10106813 series. When stacked with another connector, half of mated height equals 3.5 mm.

Part number 10106813-061112LF has 60 connecting positions and half of mated height equals 2mm. This component also has a pin spacing of 0.5mm (0.5mm pitch) and is a mezzanine hermaphrodite connector from FCI.

Another Mezzanine connector from the same category is part number 10106813-064112LF. With 60 connecting positions, this part differs from the previous one in having a 3.5mm half of mated height.

The two 70 position mezzanine connectors in this group are part number 10106813-071112LF and part number 10106813-074112LF. In the former, half of mated height is 2mm, while for the latter it is 3.5mm.

All the components are available at www.proactivecomponents.com. Order now!