The market and applications for simple and reliable discrete Wire-to-Board connectors continue to evolve. KYOCERA AVX first introduced the 9175 series of surface mountable Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDC) in 2006. Developed for harsh industrial and automotive applications, these connectors have been used in hundreds of applications from today’s “Smart Meter” all the way down to a simple sensor termination to a PCB. Size and performance has been one of the key factors for selecting this connector in terminating 26-28AWG wires to a PCB.
The next generation of IDC connector moves beyond all of the technical and performance attributes to address the “User Friendliness” of the product. By changing the insulator from acting as a connector body and make it more like a contact carrier, the insulator becomes the wire location and insertion aid without any special tools. The wire is just inserted into the cap (no stripping required) and then pressed down to provide a secure “Gas Tight” termination. This configuration simplifies and cost reduces the entire wire termination process for connecting discrete wires to a PCB.