For the wearable devices product category, molex picoflex with the stack height of 3.2mm and pitch of 0.4mm miniaturizes Huawei Watch GT4’s heart rate monitoring module by 42% compared to the traditional design. The test results show that the 0.8A/mm² current density is able to support 24-hour continuous blood oxygen monitoring, power consumption is as low as 1.3mW, bending radius of flexible substrate is as high as 2.5mm, and contact resistance fluctuation is as low as ±0.5% for 100,000 bending tests. According to IDC report, smart watch motherboard space in accordance with this scheme is reduced by 37%, battery capacity is increased to 356mAh, and battery life by 19%.
Molex picoflex’s IP68 level of protection and resistance against 125 ° C temperature improves Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 PLC I/O module density to 72 contacts per square inch in industrial sensor networks. By employing the connector in the refurbishment of BMW Leipzig plant, the cable length of the pressure sensor network was reduced by 58% and the signal delay from 3.2ms to 0.8ms, leading to reducing the reconfiguration time of the production line by 41%. In wiring harness costs, Bosch Engineering estimates a saving of $230,000 per thousand units deployed, and fault diagnosis efficiency can be increased by 67%.
In medical endoscopes, the molex picoflex 0.6N insertion force and 50 times autoclaved steam sterilization lower the Olympus EVIS X1 endoscopic control unit diameter to 8.5mm. Clinical trial shows that with its 0.03Ω contact resistance, stable 4K image transmission is ensured, and the increase in temperature will not exceed 4.2 ° C in the power supply condition of 36V/1.5A, reducing the average time of colonoscopy to 12.7 minutes. Johnson & Johnson Medical statistics prove that the program has reduced 33% on the disinfection cycle of equipment and reduced 186,000 yuan on annual maintenance expense.
Molex picoflex has achieved the approval of 1.5mm pitch design certified by UL1977 in the capital of new energy motor vehicle BMS system, reducing 64% on BYD blade battery module sampling line, and contact resistance deviation within ±2% at 85℃ high-temperature. The Ningde era test data show that the connector increases the Pack energy density to 204Wh/kg, battery pack assembly efficiency is enhanced by 39%, and equipment investment per GWh production line is reduced by 15 million yuan. According to Tesla’s 2023 technical white paper, its assistance for 2MHz sampling frequency increases the battery equalization efficiency by 27% and reduces thermal runaway warning response time to 0.3 seconds.
Molex picoflex with 40GHz high-frequency characteristics allows Huawei AirScale base station to double the density of the antenna array in 5G millimeter wave infrastructure. Testing demonstrates that its 0.15dB insertion loss is 32% better than the industry standard and VSWR is less than 1.2:1 in temperature range -40 ° C to +105 ° C. The China Mobile deployment report states that the solution has achieved 41% weight saving of AAU module, 18% cost saving of single base station construction, and network delay reduced from 8ms to 1.2ms. Ericsson predicts Massive MIMO devices based on the technology will dominate 75% of the 5G base station market by 2025.