The LED lights for an LED TV can be located on a bus-bar across the middle of the screen or, as in some of the newest models, on the edge of the panel in order to avoid shadowing. When placed on the edge, space savings become more critical in order to achieve the thinnest screen.
To address this design issue Molex has introduced the illumiMate wire-to-board connector system for thin-screen LED TVs and other compact devices. illumiMate has a 2.00mm (.079") pitch, 4.05mm (.159") mated height and 6.35mm (.250") width.
Accordign to Molex IllumiMate offers the narrowest width of any similar low-power connector system currently available on the market.
IllumiMate connectors feature a dual-positive locking design, which includes locking windows for visual lock confirmation and a user-friendly latch, to ensure secure mating. Other key features of the Molex IllumiMate family include a dual-contact terminal design for secure electrical contact, wide solder tabs for PCB retention and polarizing ribs between circuits in the header that facilitate mating and protect contacts. In addition, the IllumiMate connectors are halogen-free to meet global environmental requirements.
Initially, the IllumiMate family is available as a four-circuit connector system, with several additional circuit sizes to be introduced in the coming months.