en.Wedoany.com Reported - Samtec, a US electronic interconnect solutions provider, has announced the full-scale production and availability of its new 1.85 mm 30° angled board-level connector (185-AL series), which covers a frequency range from DC to 67 GHz. This product addresses mechanical and cabling challenges in dense millimeter-wave laboratory testing and evaluation environments.

Modern RF and high-speed digital test boards often face mechanical constraints, making cable routing difficult or unreliable. The 30° angled geometry of the 185-AL series allows coaxial cables to exit the PCB in a natural orientation, reducing sharp bends that could compromise electrical stability.

The solderless compression mount design supports field-replaceable functionality. This design eliminates the need for reflow soldering, enabling quick connection or disconnection from the printed circuit board, reducing downtime, and allowing connector reuse. It also removes performance variations that soldering may introduce, delivering repeatable precision millimeter-wave performance.

The threaded coupling design provides high mechanical reliability. Companion interconnect products include Samtec's high-performance microwave cable assemblies, such as the 0.047-inch diameter RF047-A series cables, the 0.086-inch diameter RF086 series cables, and the Nitrowave® LL071 series cables, which maintain stable performance under bending. Mechanical stress from bending or twisting can alter dielectric properties and affect performance, with more significant impacts at higher frequencies. Nitrowave cables feature an optimized cable construction with a dynamic performance layer that prevents measurement errors caused by bending.