Molex’ Fiber-Optic Interconnect System Wins 2010 Chicago Innovation Award

Molex announced that its Circular MT Expanded Beam Interconnect system has received the 2010 Chicago Innovation Award. The fiber-optic system addresses the requirement for high performance and reliability in the telecommunication, video, data and medical industries.

The circular MT Expanded Beam Interconnect system provides an optical interconnect that needs less cleaning and delivers continuous optical performance over numerous mating cycles. The fiber-optic solution incorporates backplane connectors such as BMTP and HBMT and front panel interfaces such as circular MT connectors, array connector and MPO.

Molex’ VP, Doug Busch stated that the company’s MT Expanded Beam Interconnect solution meets the specific needs of data-intensive applications where reconnection of fiber-optic cables is crucial to minimize the possibility of application failure. He added that the systems offer a substantial enhancement in application performance.

Molex’ Helion Sustainable Light Module was also a finalist in the 2010 Chicago Innovation Award. Helion is a solid-state lighting module that provides an efficient lighting solution.