GradConn News
June 2011 - New Product: U-Shaped Headers offer economical coplanar PCB mating.
Perfect for LED Lighting Connector Applications View U-Shaped headers.
February 2011 - Online guide: Perfect Solutions for planar PCB mating.
Variety of options with particular focus on LED lighting connectors. View planar mating connectors.
October 2010 - New Product: Micro SIM Connector.
Space saving Micro SIM Connector for 3FF SIM cards.
The CH03-FA connector accepts the Micro SIM card, which is also known as Mini UICC or 3FF (3rd form factor), the new form factor is creating a buzz in the market after being included in high profile Apple consumer products.
Micro SIM cards have the same thickness and contact arrangement as a standard SIM card, however the reduced card size of 12mm x 15mm shows significant savings in both PCB and card footprints.
With 6 or 8 contacts, and a profile height of just 2.6mm CH03-FA is available in tape and reel packaging, withstands IR reflow temperatures and is fully RoHS compliant.
Visit http://www.gradconn.com/sim-holders/micro-sim-connector.asp or contact your local GradConn sales office now for pricing and free samples for approval.
September 2010 - GradConn News Release: Low cost coaxial cable assemblies.
Using Hirose or Murata coax cables? GradConn can save you money.
GradConn offers a range of economical and high quality I-Pex micro coax cables which are direct ‘pluggable’ alternatives to Hirose U.FL/W.FL and Murata GSC cables.
Our focus is coax cable assemblies for GSM, Bluetooth, WLAN and Wi-Fi markets.
I-Pex connectors are manufactured in Japan, we assemble the cables at our ISO9001:2000 factory in Taiwan and publish test reports to prove intermatability. Automatic cut and strip machines and original crimp tooling provide a short lead time. Every cable is quality tested for conductivity before they leave the factory.
SMA, RP SMA, FME, MMCX interface connectors are offered as standard. Whatever your requirement, we can offer the perfect cable assembly solution for your application. We also offer original Hirose and Murata cables.
Click here to see our full range or contact your local GradConn sales office now for pricing and free samples for your approval.
May 2010 - GradConn Catalogue Online.
Download (2.5mb) PDF Catalogue here. Board to board, SIM and RF Cable Assemblies.
February 2010 - Coax cable assemblies, new connector types: Sunridge MCF, RP SMA, bulkhead SMA right angle.
View full connector range here.
December 2009 - Build your own RF Cable assembly facility now online.
Access the RF Cable Assembly builder here.
October 2009 - BTB Stacking Height Search Online.
Drill down to find your perfect mezzanine stack height combination.
October 2009 - RF Cable Assembly Catalogue.
GradConn have released a RF cable assembly catalogue. View Catalogue
July 2009 - New Product Range.
1mm (0.039") pitch board to board connectors - single in line with tiny width. View press release
July 2009 - Distributor Stock Check Online.
GradConn features a quick distribution stock check for SIM connectors and RF Cables. Just click the 'distributor stock' icon and you will automatically
send a request to our distributor(s) who will then reply direct to you. Easy!
April 2009 - Insulator changes on thru hole parts.
PBT replaced as standard insulator material by Nylon 6T for new designs on our range of through hole products. Surface mount parts remain unaffected by this change. View letter
Please contact GradConn if you require any further help or advice on this matter.
February 2009 - New Product Range.
0.5mm (0.019") pitch board to board connectors - ultra low profile, low cost. View press release
October 2008 - New Distributor: Turkey 
GradConn are pleased to announce a distribution agreement with TD Elektronics Turkey. TD Elektronics is one of the leading Turkish electronic component and module distributors in the fields of LED, semiconductor and wireless communication.
The company is a joint venture between two leading distributors: Simge Electronics Turkey (since 1979) and TD Italy (since 1976).
The company has a wide sales network in applications including, but not limited to: Consumer electronics, energy, telecommunication, energy, automation and lighting.
For more information contact:
Murat Kocaoglu Business Development Manager TD Elelektronics:
muratkocaoglu@tdelektronik.com Tel: (+90) 212 5217093 www.tdelektronics.com
Laurence Hill Sales Manager GradConn:
Tel: (+44) 208 236 0005
RF cable assemblies in micro coax and RG174 for GSM and Bluetooth applications.
The new website has been re-designed from bottom up featuring an improved navigation system on the left side of the screen, allowing you to get to any pitch at a single click of a button from any page.
There are now additional buttons by each product allowing you to ask technical questions and easily order your parts, as well as the technical drawings and specifications (where available).
On top of that, the advanced search feature can make your visit a breeze! If you already know what specification you're looking for, just enter it in and your part is there for you!
"As a leading manufacturer of board to board and SIM connectors, it is really important to get this right!" says Laurence Hill, Sales Director of GradConn. "We want to keep the easy to use navigation we already have but improve it, and we have managed to do just that. There are lots of extra little features on the new website that will make finding parts even easier than before!"
February 2008 - New Product Range
CH03-AD SIM Connector: Low profile 1.9mm, receiver style in 6 or 8 position without card detection switch. View press release.
September 2007 - New Product Range
3.96mm & 5.08mm: Board to board power connectors capable of 7.9a with LCP insulators for 260°C RoHS reflow process. View press release.
