FCI BergStik(r) Products Now More Cost-Efficient, Offer Shorter Lead Times

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Etters, PA (September 15, 2009) - FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, has enhanced the production process for the BergStik®product range so that the right-angle and surface-mount units provide lowercosts and shorter lead times to customers. Improved manufacturing processes have lowered production costs, resulting in lower end-product costs and shorter lead times. These new developments result in a more economical solution for a wide range of electronic applications.

"FCI recognizes that economical solutions should still offer the same high level of performance achieved with connectors priced at a standard rate,"said FCI Product Manager, Franck Chapouilly. "In the process, the manufacturing changes we've employed allow for improved lead times andpurchasing flexibility."

The BergStik product family is available in surface-mount, through-hole and Pin-in-Paste versions with single- and double-row offerings, in straight or right-angle orientation, with two to 72 positions. Featuring a "breakaway" design, each connector can be cut or broken to length to suit the application profile. The maximum current rating is 3A per contact. For more information on the BergStik product range, please visit www.fci.com/BergStik.

Additionally, BergStik products offer all the benefits of the Basics+® program, which provides exceptional service on a variety of standard 2.54mm- and 2mm-pitch board-to-board, wire-to-board and cable-to-board connectors.

Services and benefits of the Basics+ program include immediate technical assistance via the basics.help@fci.com hotline, a dedicated microsite and catalog for easier product research, a simplified ordering process, and fast delivery of sample or prototype quantities.

To learn more about FCI, please visit www.fci.com or contact FCI at 825 Old Trail Road, Etters, PA 17319-7883; call 800-237-2374; or email franck.chapouilly@fci.com.