TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH

Systems and methods for preparing, organizing, and electrically connecting individual conductors or cable bundles to connector terminals, ensuring reliable contact and strain relief.

Connectors specifically designed for high current or voltage applications, often incorporating features for power delivery, thermal management, or combining power and signal lines.

Design of contact elements and their interaction to ensure stable, low-resistance electrical connection under various mechanical and environmental conditions, including spring forces and material choices.

Structural design and manufacturing techniques for bundling multiple wires into harnesses, including protective layers like braiding and interlocking armor, and methods for assembly and termination.

Mechanical features or components integrated into connector housings or mating interfaces to ensure secure engagement and prevent accidental disengagement.

Methods and structures for integrating and enclosing electronic components into compact, multi-functional modules, often involving embedded components, multi-layer substrates, and electromagnetic shielding for performance and miniaturization.

Specialized welding or bonding techniques and apparatuses tailored for joining small-scale electronic components, integrated circuits, or semiconductor wafers, emphasizing precision, miniaturization, and electrical connectivity.

Design techniques and components within connectors to minimize signal degradation, crosstalk, and impedance mismatches for high-frequency data transmission.

Technologies for efficiently delivering power to electric vehicles, encompassing fast charging, wireless charging, and smart grid integration, alongside vehicle-side control and management of the charging process.

Conductive bars or plates used for efficient power distribution within electrical apparatus, often featuring specific designs for connection, thermal management, or modularity to reduce material costs and increase rigidity.

Design and manufacturing techniques for incorporating antenna structures directly into electronic devices, product housings, or materials, often under constraints of space, aesthetics, or environmental factors.

Development of polymer compositions and material structures for electrical insulation and protective sheathing of cables, focusing on properties like flame retardancy, flexibility, and semiconductivity.

Systems that employ imaging and image processing to automatically detect defects, verify states, or ensure quality control in manufactured goods, printed materials, or industrial processes.

Measures force or pressure by detecting changes in electrical capacitance. This typically involves the deformation of a dielectric material or the relative movement of conductive plates, altering the distance or area between them.

Mechanical, electromagnetic, or hydraulic systems used to physically operate the contacts of a switch or circuit breaker, focusing on the linkages, motors, coils, or fluid dynamics involved.

Antennas engineered to operate effectively across a wide continuous range of frequencies (broadband) or multiple distinct frequency bands, often requiring specific radiating element geometries or impedance matching circuits.

Systems and sensors designed to measure the pressure difference between two distinct points or to capture rapid, transient pressure fluctuations in fluid or gas systems, often using diaphragms or pistons.

Design and features of welding and soldering tools, fixtures, and accessories that enhance user safety, ergonomics, operational efficiency, and precise workpiece manipulation, including protective equipment and clamping mechanisms.

Methods and materials used to construct robust and protective enclosures for electronic devices, focusing on structural integrity, impact resistance, thermal dissipation, and specialized material properties for enhanced durability.

Systems and methods for precisely controlling welding parameters such as power, speed, oscillation, and material feed to optimize weld quality, consistency, and efficiency, often involving automated or semi-automated processes.

Handheld or motorized tools designed for efficiently removing insulation (stripping) or severing (cutting) electrical wires and cables during installation or maintenance processes.

Techniques and structures used to reduce unwanted electromagnetic coupling, scattering, or interference between multiple antennas, different frequency bands, or sensitive electronic components within a device.

Focuses on the structural integrity, housing, mounting, and physical integration of battery cells into robust and protected packs within electric vehicles, including manufacturing considerations.

Tools and machinery specifically designed to facilitate the installation of cables by pulling, pushing, or laying them over distances or through conduits, often employing mechanical advantage or specialized vehicles.

Systems and methods for electronically steering or shaping antenna beams by controlling the phase and amplitude of signals fed to individual elements in an array, including calibration techniques and multi-antenna configurations.

Methods and structures employed within switches and circuit breakers to safely and efficiently quench electrical arcs generated during contact separation, preventing damage and ensuring reliable interruption.

Development of new conductive materials, including powders, composites, and alloys, designed for specific electrical performance, manufacturing processes, or applications beyond basic copper wires.

Sensors and systems designed to detect and quantify localized contact forces, pressure distribution, or touch interactions, often employed in robotics, human-machine interfaces, or object manipulation applications.

Devices and systems designed to protect electrical circuits from overcurrents, short circuits, and other faults, often involving rapid response, high voltage/current handling, and sophisticated interruption mechanisms.

Manufacturing processes and material compositions for creating electronic circuits on flexible or conformable substrates, enabling novel form factors, enhanced durability, and new applications beyond rigid PCBs.

Systems and methods that utilize optical fibers as sensing elements or for transmitting sensing signals, often for distributed monitoring of environmental conditions, phase changes, or integrating sensing with communication.

Switches designed for specific applications within larger systems (e.g., automotive, IoT, industrial control), often incorporating sensors, control logic, wireless communication, or specialized mechanical interfaces.

Design and control of advanced robotic grippers, tools, and mechanical linkages for specific manipulation tasks or operating in challenging environments.

Methods and systems for monitoring the operational status, detecting anomalies, ensuring safe interaction, and preventing damage or injury in robotic systems.

Algorithms and systems for generating, optimizing, and executing trajectories for autonomous vehicles or robots to move through an environment, often involving obstacle avoidance, route validation, and goal reaching.

The design and manufacturing of integrated circuits that combine optical and electronic components, particularly for high-speed data communication between processors and memory.

Systems designed to manage the temperature of multiple components in electric or hybrid vehicles, such as batteries, electric motors, power electronics, and the passenger cabin, often using shared or interconnected cooling/heating circuits.

Systems and methods for assessing the quality and characteristics of welds or solder joints, often involving non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques, image processing, or real-time feedback for process control and defect detection.

Design and assembly of power conversion, distribution, and protection modules, focusing on compact form factors, efficient electrical connections, and robust protective measures for electronic systems, often in high-power applications.

Devices and methodologies for precisely measuring rotational force (torque) or linear pulling force (tension) within mechanical systems, frequently incorporating compensation for environmental variables like temperature.

Sensors that quantify strain or deformation by measuring the change in electrical resistance of a material, such as a semiconductor film or conductive layers, as it undergoes mechanical stress.

Techniques and systems utilizing laser beams for precise material modification, including cutting, cladding, ablation, and surface treatment, often for joining, shaping, or removing material.

Utilizes optical fibers, often incorporating Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG), to detect changes in strain, pressure, or temperature based on modifications to light signals (e.g., wavelength shifts, phase changes) transmitted through the fiber.

Systems that combine light sources, waveguides, and display elements into unified products for backlighting, automotive applications, general lighting, or color-corrected displays.