With a wafer-thin 1.2mm high and 2.0mm pitch (one of the world’s smallest forms), the Molex Micro-Latch connector doubles the mother board wiring density of the smartphone to 85 pins/cm2 (compared to 50 pins for reference connectors). Support Samsung Galaxy S24 to increase battery capacity by 15% (5000mAh) using a 7.8mm body thickness. Its contact resistance is only 30mΩ (IEC 60512 standard requirements are ≤50mΩ), its temperature rise at 3A current is only 12°C (other competing products average is 25°C), successfully implemented in Apple AirPods Pro 2 charging bay, charging efficiency up by 18%, single charge duration reduced to 22 minutes. Based on figures from Counterpoint, more than 1.2 billion molex micro latch shipments in global consumer electronics in 2023, accounting for 37% of the micro connector market.
For electrical performance, molex micro latch is UL 1977 approved and includes operating temperature of -25°C to +85°C (peak 105°C) with more than 3,000 plugs lifetime (industry average 1500) in 85% humidity. When SONY PlayStation 5 DualSense controller employs this connector, the transmission delay of signal is reduced from 5ms to 1.2ms (tested via Bluetooth 5.3 protocol), and response speed is increased by 76%. Its double contact structure (gold plated thickness 0.3μm) prolongs the USB-C interface plug and pull-out life to 10,000 times (USB-IF standard is 10,000 times), Dell XPS 13 notebook tested after 5 years usage contact failure rate is only 0.005%.
The process of mounting molex micro latch (peak reflow temperature 260°C±5°C) increases the mounting speed to 1800 points per minute from 300 points for traditional THT mounting process, and improves the efficiency of Foxconn’s iPhone production line by 500%. Its roll packaging (3,000 pieces per roll) reduces the material loss rate from 1.2% to 0.3%, and the cost saving of Xiaomi’s smart watch line every year is more than $850,000. In 2022, the Nintendo Switch OLED adopts this plan, the motherboard area is reduced by 22%, the battery space is added by 18%, and the battery life is extended to 9 hours (original 6.5 hours).
Outstanding anti-interference and reliability, molex micro latch’s metal shield case (tinned steel of 0.2mm) provides 65dB EMI shielding performance (1-3GHz band), enabling Huawei Mate 60 Pro to pass 3C Class B electromagnetic compatibility certification. Its floating terminal design (±0.4mm alignment tolerance) enhances SMT mounting yield to 99.95% from 98.7%, and reduces Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 flexible screen line assembly failure rate to 0.01 times/million pieces. Utilizing this connector on SONY Alpha 9 III camera, the data write error rate of 40fps burst shooting was reduced from 0.1% to 0.0003% (CFexpress 4.0 standard).
High-speed next-generation adaptive drive technology, molex micro latch supports integration of 0.5mm diameter coaxial line (impedance 50Ω±5%), has been utilized in the Meta Quest 3 VR headset 6DoF positioning system, delay control within 15ms. 68% of wearable devices worldwide will be using micro-connectors by the year 2025, according to Strategy Analytics’ forecast. The SpaceX Starlink user terminal provides zero failure performance in sub-freezing temperatures of -40°C through its weather-proof model (IP67 sealing), enabling consumer electronics to advance the reliability of their products to an industrial level.