An interview with Larry Wegner: Molex 2011what kind of connector products sales better? The main application areas in which? Also introduced what new product?
Larry Wegner: in the fiscal year of 2011( as of June 30, 2011), all of the Molex connector product categories have good sales, and continue to sell well. In fiscal year 2011, we in all connector market revenues to achieve two digit year than growing. Information technology for the growth of the market, the tablet is one of the main driving factors, however, along with the upgrading of enterprises data center, we also see the server and storage equipment to achieve good sales growth. In fiscal year 2010, our industrial market grew by 23%, this is because the global GDP growth recovery, pushing for factory automation equipment needs and industrial equipment costs.
We in the field of telecommunications growth impetus include into the smart phone market, mobile phone compared to mid-range, smart phones need better connector, and thanks to the Internet video flow increases, the network equipment spending more.
In 2011, Molex introduced a wide range of new and innovative products, and extend some existing product line. New products of some key includes: IllumiMate2.0mm wire to board connector system, meet Bo Ping LED television and other compact equipment needs; for high density applications zQSFP + interconnect system; Molex QSFP + active optical cable ( Active Optical Cable, AOC ) component, which is highly integrated part of the system, realized the reach the 4km40Gbps data rate.
In addition, we also introduced the Molex ( Quick Mate Duplex quick plugging duplex, QMD ) LC Molex Flexi-Mate TM optical connector; connector system, to satisfy the LED TV and room lighting backlight demand; Molex Brad R Micro-Change R M12circular mixing technique (Circular Hybrid Technology, CHT ) connector; SolarSpec TM panel mounting ( Panel-Mount ) DC connectors and terminals, as well as by adopting advanced MID / LDS technology suitable for high density medical applications of Molex MediSpec TM interconnection products.