| Samtec Application
Specific Products (ASPs) are modified standard connectors or completely
custom connectors and account for approximately 20% of Samtec sales. Samtec
is ranked #1 in willingness to modify a product and #1 in turnaround time
on a new product according to the Bishop
& Associates OEM Survey.
Samtec specializes
in the following types of product modifications and customer specific
services:
Samtec offers four types of ASP products:
ASP (Application Specific Product) - ASP’s are
modified standard board-to-board connectors and cable assemblies. Modifications
include selective plating, custom stack heights, non standard packaging,
polarization, and pretty much anything needed. Click here
for examples of Micro/Board-to-Board and Signal integrity ASPs. For more
information on ASP’s, please contact our ASP
Group.
SCF (Sudden Circuit Flex) – SCF’s are modified
standard flex cables. Custom lengths, connector orientation, routing configurations,
pin mapping, and other variations to standards are available. Click here
for examples of SCF custom flex cable assemblies. For custom flex
capabilities, please contact our Flex
Circuits Group or go to:
http://www.samtec.com/flex_circuitry/flex_capabilities.aspx.
HDR (High Data Rate) - HDR’s are modified Data Rate™
cable assemblies. Custom lengths, connector orientation, routing configurations,
pin mapping, and other variations to standards are available. Click here
for examples of custom HDR cable assemblies. To build a standard or custom
HDR cable assembly, please go to: http://www.samtec.com/cable_builder/pitch.asp
or contact our HDR Group.
RSP (Rugged
Specific Product) – RSP’s are modified or non-catalog
Rugged I/O, Discrete Wire, and RF connectors and cable assemblies. Click
here
for examples of RSP custom products. For more information on RSP’s,
please contact our RSP Group.
Samtec
has several “open buy” custom products for industry standards
including:
Samtec's
Stereo Lithography Apparatus (SLA) and Wire EDM capabilities allow us
to provide quick prototypes to check form, fit and function on an ASP
before committing to tooling expenses. |