Booth #707

Lombard, IL USA phone: 800-323-9612 fax: 630-705-6059 www.cinch.com

Cinch Connectors is a supplier of reliable, high quality connectors to the Computer, Datacom, Telecom, Military Aerospace and Transportation markets worldwide. Cinch Connectors employs approximately 1200 people, with manufacturing operations located in the United States, Mexico, and England. Cinch product engineering and development activities are based in the United States and the UK. Cinch is a unit of the Safran Group, headquartered in Paris, France. Additional information is available at www.cinch.com.

Cinch's solderless iQ compression connector technology more than matches the high-speed, high-I/O and high-density challenges of today's applications. The short signal path produces low self-inductance, minimal cross talk, and low resistance for high-speed, high-density interconnects. Innovative "floating" Q-shaped contacts provide a large working range, low compression forces, and adjust for uneven planarity. The versatility of the iQ technology, along with its excellent mechanical and electrical characteristics, make it ideal for a wide range of applications, such as LGA, flex circuits, board-to-board, and component-to-board types.

Cinch Connectors offers a solderless, board-to-board, compression style interconnection solution that blends the Cinch iQ connector with a flex circuit and compression system. The Cinch iQ Flex Circuit Assembly Solutions are designed for a variety of board-to-board applications, such as co-planar, parallel, stacked, multi-level and backplane boards. With a large I/O interconnect range, the ability to match custom footprints, and a pitch as low as 1 mm, Cinch is making it easier for designers to create multi-board solutions tailored to their exact requirements. The high-speed, low-profile, Cinch iQ technology can handle higher-speed signals and allows designers to optimize space on their printed circuit boards. Also, the solderless compression system is easy to use and permits fast rework.