Samtec has recently had to switch suppliers for the ZF1 and ZF5 Series due to unavoidable circumstances. Samtec was able to find an alternative supplier, but there are differences that may affect your customers’ design. Here is a breakdown of the changes:
ZF1 Series
ZF5 Series
These changes will not affect the customers’ current footprint.
Since the most dramatic changes affect the ZF1 Series, I will be forwarding a list of customers to those rep organizations with customers who are affected by this change. On some of the higher usages, the new version is already being shipped out.
New catalog pages have been loaded to the web for each series.
Effective immediately, the plating callout “-S” for the SFSD and CC03 Series is being changed to “-H” on all new purchase orders. The callout change does not affect the actual plating of the contact since it was discovered that we have only been able to plate all Gold (30 micro Gold on contact and Gold Flash on balance) on the contact since these series were released. This change will help keep the plating callouts consistent with our other Samtec series. There are no plans on having our existing customers change the way they have been ordering the SFSD and CC03 in the past.
Also, the TFM/SFSD retention option is now added to these pages.
SFSD - -SR (Single Ended with Retention Latch) option
-DR (Double Ended with Retention Latch) option
TFM - -WT (Weld Tab) option
Effective immediately, Samtec is changing the RF cable series name of the RF081 to MH081 and RF113 to MH113 on any new orders. This change does not affect the fit, form or function of the cable assembly and is a name change only.
Samtec will not ask our customers with existing orders to change their callouts. The last order with either the RF081 or RF113 Series name is August 6th.
Samtec makes every effort to not change series names or part numbers, but decided to so in this instance since “Micro High Frequency” (MH) is more recognizable to our customers.
Effective August 31, 2007 Samtec will no longer offer for sale most D-Subs, Mini DINs, DVI, and some mod jacks. The series that are affected are as follows: MODM-C, DCMD, DSM-VT, MODS-B, MODS-G, MODS-H, DSSD, DSMD, DCSD, DSM-590, DSM-318, DSM-098, DSM-SM, DSM-CP, DSM-IDC, MDN, DVI, CRU
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Effective immediately, Samtec will no longer offer the lead style -02 and -03 in the ZF1 and ZF5 Series as a standard offering in the catalog. The 15 position for the ZF1 Series and the 16, 18, 22 and 25 positions for the ZF5 Series have also been removed from the F-206 Catalog as a standard offering. One addition now being offered is a 40 position in the ZF5 Series.
The IPBD, IPBS, IPBT and PMSS Series Single Row Option are released for sale. The catalog pages on the web have been updated to reflect the new number of positions Samtec is now stocking on both the single and double row options. All other sizes will now be 5/5.
Double Row Was -02 thru -15 (F-206) Now 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 and 15
Single Row Was -02 thru -10 (F-206) Now 2, 3, 4 ,5
In the F-206 Catalog, page 333, add a note under the “-SM” Surface Mount Option that says “USB Only”. The USBR Series will only be available in a Through Hole Version. No orders have been shipped since the surface mount option was never tooled.
This change will be made to the F-206-1 Catalog.
This change takes effect immediately.
From the F-206 Catalog, remove the –PBF Option, which is a Lead Free RoHS Compliant Option, for the SADL Series (page 97), HFHM/HFHM2 Series (page 98), HFEM/HFEM2 Series (page 99) and the ZFHF/HSF8 Series (page 100).
We are in a transition period of changing all of our Flex to Lead Free and should be complete by early 3rd Quarter 2006. Therefore, this option will not be needed in the callout.
Flex is also adding the TFMDL and FSIF Series (page 282) to this change. Please mark your F-206 catalog.
Effective immediately, Samtec will no longer offer the Type “-A” Option on the MUSB Series as a standard offering in the catalog. If you have a customer who wishes to purchase the MUSB Type A, then minimums may apply.
The Type “-AB” has been used as an alternative for some customers. This change only affects a few customers, and sales of this option are very low. I will be forwarding a list of customers to those few rep organizations with customers who are affected by this change.
FTM, FTMH
The EDPAF Series is not going to be released and has been removed from the web. Unfortunately, the F-206 catalog was already too far along in production to change, so please mark your catalog when you receive your new version.
New Products is working on a right angle version (RDPAF Series) that will be released some time this Fall. The RDPAF will be more processing-friendly for our customers. No samples are available at this time. Here is the F-206 catalog page of the RDPAF Series:
http://www.samtec.com/ftppub/pdf/rdpaf.pdf
Effective immediately, Samtec will no longer accept orders for the CLS Series. The CLS Series was a lower cost alternative to the BCS and SSM Series sockets. Process and manufacturing improvements now allow us to sell the higher quality, more reliable BCS and SSM Series at the same or lower price than the CLS Series. The BCS and SSM Series are the same form, fit and function as the CLS Series.
Please contact your customers, as outlined below, and notify them of the change. Please explain to them the following:
1. Samtec Reps, Country Managers - I will forward, via email, a list of customers in your territory who have purchased the CLS Series. Notify them immediately about this change.
2. Samtec Distributors - Run a listing of your customers who have purchased the CLS Series and immediately notify those customers about the upcoming change.
3. Samtec Reps - You are responsible for following up with your distributors to make sure they are contacting their customers.
Samtec is currently working on switching the PK-07 and PK-06 polarization keys from black to a natural color. This is being done in an effort to make the plugs more visible so it will be easier for the connectors to be positioned correctly in our tape and reel packaging and to help our customers when placing these parts on their PC Boards.
Because this change does not affect the fit, form or function of the series listed below, we are not planning on doing a full scale announcement to all of our customers affected. Becky Ott has a smaller list of customers that have to be contacted of any change whether this directly affects them or not.
These are the series that will be effected: MMS, SMM, SQT, SQW, TCMD "-T" Transferred End, TCSD,YTE, YTQ, YTS and ESQT. This change will start to take place sometime around the first week of February.
We try to not change series names or part numbers, but decided to so in this instance since the SQDP Series has not been released and we have only one customer purchase order. We are not planning on doing a full scale announcement.
No changes are being made to the option callouts already in the catalog. Since this series has not been released and none have been sold, no notification will need to be made to customers.
The GRF1 Series name will replace the GMMCX in the F-206 catalog.
MODM-A/MODM-B/MODM-E/MODS-F option callout change In an effort to make sure our product series callouts are consistent and easier-to-use, Samtec is revising the shielded with Panel Grounds Option callouts on the MODM-A, MODM-B, MODM-E and MODS-F. These changes will take effect July 1 st, 2005. The changes to these callouts will not change in any way the fit, form and function.
Here is an outline of each of the changes:
MODM-A: Change –S-PG (Shield with Panel Ground) Option to –S4. Example – MODM-A-02-8P8C-L-S-PG change to MODM-A-02-8P8C-L-S4
MODM-B: Change –S (Shield with Panel Ground) Option to –S4. Example – MODM-B-02-8P8C-L-S change to MODM-B-02-8P8C-L-S4
MODM-E: Change –S (Shield with Panel Ground) Option to –S4. Example – MODM-E-02-8P8C-U-S-G-G change to MODM-E-02-8P8C-U-S4-G-G
MODS-F: Change –S (Shield with Panel Ground) Option to –S4 Example – MODS-F-8P8C-U-S-Y-Y change to MODS-F-8P8C-U-S4-Y-Y
MODM-A MODM-B MODM-E MODS-F
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This change will affect few customers since most are using the -02 lead style version listed in the catalog.
The change in color will help Samtec better control our inventory and reduce the possibility of quality issues.
Please contact your customers, as outlined below, and notify them of this change.
DPAF/DPAM Lead Style Change Due to the future expansion of the DPAM Series to include an elevated version, Samtec has updated the lead style callouts for the DPAF and DPAM Series. The DPAF lead style has been changed from “-01” to “-03.0”. The DPAM lead style has been changed from “-10” to “-07.0”.
This change will make the customers life a little easier in the long run when trying to decide on a stack height. For instance on the current offering, the DPAF -03.0 lead style + DPAM -07.0 lead style = 10.0mm stack height. In the future you will see other stack heights. For instance, the -03.0 + -09.5 = 12.5mm stack height.
Note: No physical changes have been made to the parts themselves.
TUBES TO TRAYS In an effort to improve quality and service levels to our customers, standard packaging for the MEC8-DV, HSEC8-DV, QMSS, QFSS, QTH-DP, QSH-DP, QTE-DP, QSE-DP, QTH-EM, QSH-EM, QSS-EM, QTS-EM, QTE-EM, QSE-EM, QSE -01 lead style with –GP option, and QTE -01 lead style with –GP option will switch from Tubes to Trays.
Customers may begin receiving trays after March 7, 2005. Customers will not need to change their part number callouts. For example, if a customer has been purchasing a MEC8-130-02-S-DV-A or a QSE-014-01-L-D-DP-A, they will not need to change the callout to receive tray packaging. Likewise, those who specify Tape-n-Reel packaging (-TR option at the end of the part number) will still receive Tape-n-Reel packaging.
Tray packaging insures optimal quality using Samtec’s Automated Vision Inspection System for inspection of co-planarity, missing and bent pens.
Packaging Tubes will only be available as an ASP. Please contact Samtec’s ASP Department to have an ASP number setup.
PLATING OPTION CALLOUT FOR ALL MOD JACK IS BEING REVAMPED Effective immediately, we are revamping the plating option callouts for all Mod Jack Series. Here are changes that will affect the MODS-A, MODS-B, MODS-C, MODS-E, MODS-G, MODM-A and MODM-C Series: Change –L to –G (update plating description to Gold Flash on tails, not Tin-lead) Change –S to –H (update plating description to Gold Flash on tails, not Tin-Lead) Change –E plating description to Gold Flash on tails, not Tin-Lead. Here is a change that will affect the MODS-D, MODS-F, MODM-B, MODM-D and MODM-E Series: Change –E to –U (plating description will not be effected) These changes will make the plating callouts more consistent with the rest of the Samtec catalog.
MOD Jacks
EHT PICK-N-PLACE PAD DIMENSION CHANGE Effective November 1, 2004, Samtec will be modifying the dimensions of the Pick-n-Place Pad Option currently used in the EHT Series that is packaged in Tape-n-Reel only. This change does not affect any other packaging methods used for the EHT Series. The added plastic on the edge may interfere with the placement of the EHT on the customers PC Board depending on the layout of the other components. This change will allow the EHT to be oriented in such a way that the parts can not be placed incorrectly in the Tape-n-Reel Packaging at Samtec.
HDR PART NUMBER CHANGE IN CALLOUT We are in the process of reducing the length of the callout for the HQCD (page 62 & 328), EQCD (page 62 & 327), HQDP (page 63 & 326), EQDP (page 63 & 324) and SQDP (page 64 & 325) Series in the F-204 catalog due to the number of characters used and the limitations we have in our system. Because of this, the callout for the Screw Option has been reduced down.
HQCD, EQCD, HQDP, EQDP, SQDP