Thomas-

JST Connectors, and AMP, to name a few, produce smart card/PCMCIA
connectors.

I know that JST made DRAM and PCMCIA connectors about 5 years ago, including
"Straddle mount" style solder tails.

See for example-

http://www.jst.com/icm.html

though the printed catalog had a lot more types of PC Card connectors than
this web page.

Michael Alderete




Thomas Martin wrote...
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Date:    Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:28:54 -0400
From:    Thomas Martin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Smart Card Connector, double-sided contacts

Greetings,

 Our components procurer just asked if I knew of a source
for a Smart Card connector that had contacts on both sides
so the card could still be read when inserted "upside down."
Has anybody used such a connector and can you tell me
how to get information on it?

 Thanks,

Tom

Thomas G. Martin
Sr. PCB Designer
ASE Technologies USA
http://www.ase-tech-usa.com/

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