DisplayPort connector provides external high definition link

JAE Europe has announced the DP1, an external connector for the DisplayPort digital video and audio interface that supports high bandwidth services, such as high definition video, on PCs and home entertainment systems. DisplayPort is a next generation standard defined by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) that can be used externally to connect PCs or consumer electronics equipment and display monitors. The standard also supports internal connections, for example between laptops and their screens.

The DisplayPort specification paves the way for high bandwidth applications by offering a maximum 10.8 Gbit/s transmission rate that can support monitors up to 2560 x 1600 (WQXGA) resolution over a single three metre cable. It supports 1080p resolution, increasing popular among larger format flat screen TVs, over a length of up to 15 metres.

JAE’s DP1 is a shielded 20-pin connector featuring a 0.5mm pitch. The surface mount receptacle has four metal solder pins, providing a robust fitting, together with a plastic snap-in pin that enables simple, accurate positioning during equipment assembly. JAE also offers cable assemblies in standard and latching formats.

About JAE
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry (JAE) Limited was established in Tokyo in 1953 as a manufacturer of electronic components and assemblies for the aerospace market. Since then, it has grown into a billion dollar organisation which designs and manufactures standard and custom products ranging from connectors and switches to operating panels, displays, optical data links and space systems. JAE is among the world's top ten manufacturers of electronic connectors, a position that it has attained as a result of very high levels of investment in R&D. Over 70% of the company's revenue now comes from sales of connectors into applications in the telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive and aerospace sectors.

The company's standard connector portfolio incorporates high-precision, high-quality through-hole and surface-mount devices for board-to-board, board-to-cable and board-to-FPC/FFC applications, alongside PC card connectors, IC sockets and a variety of rectangular and circular devices. As well as the standard range of products, high levels of in-house design and production expertise allows JAE to rapidly engineer and manufacture custom interconnection solutions with as little as 12 weeks from drawing board to customer delivery.