Space-saving hybrid power / signal board-to-FPC connectors

Now stocked by Digi-Key, Hirose's BM24 series board to FPC connectors are hybrid types with both signal and power pins. They are compact with a low profile and are used to connect a printed circuit board with a flex-printed circuit. In conventional connectors power is supplied through multiple signal pins; by amalgamating these power lines into two pins, Hirose has reduced the mounting space and the amount of materials (metals, resins, and boards) that need to be used.