TE Connectivity (TE) offers a comprehensive program of RF cable assemblies, terminals and housings. These products are fully compatible, designed after the “FAKRA RF” requirements including recent extensions and improvements. The program includes straight male and female terminals for different cable types, one and two position straight housings (pitch 8.0mm and 12.7mm) with the different mechanical keys and an angled female terminal with one housing for the three cable directions or a version which is fully rotational. Special cable assemblies using these connectors are available as well. The connectors show an innovative design which complies to the physical size requirements on the market and unique features with respect to automotive applications as well as to the requirements in the assembly lines of our customers.

FAKRA RF Connector Systems

Key benefits

  • Interchangeability of connector systems for telematics and multimedia applications. These typically include, along with the new optical transmission systems, high frequency systems like Global Positioning Systems (GPS), mobile phones, radios, mobile television and recently digital satellite radios

  • Designed to meet or exceed ISO20860-1 (50 Ohms Impedance Radio Frequency Connection System Interface), SAE/USCAR-17 (Performance Specification for Automotive RF Connector Systems), SAE/USCAR-18 (FAKRA SMB RF Connector Supplement) and SAE/USCAR-2 (Performance Specification for Automotive Electrical Connector Systems)