Advanced Basic Materials Committee
Industry insights
Curated from public sources, grouped by material selection, process and standards, with source links.
92Ω design, bandwidth beyond 100GHz and about 28dB insertion loss over a 1.6m channel: 448G is a channel problem, not a single-connector one.
On 5–6 November in Humen, Dongguan, the conference focuses on materials and connection technology for high-speed copper and optical links.
More than 240 delegates joined the launch of a planned 2027 book on China–ASEAN technical regulations, standards and test methods for embodied AI robots.
From composite metal exchanges and robotics market sessions to injection moulding, simulation training and standards workshops, materials ran through the year.
61 pages across six chapters, built on visits to 11 connector makers, with a phased route from tool upgrades to connected data.
On 17 October, more than 80 member companies joined research institutes and chain leaders to discuss 6G evolution, domestic components and pilot applications.
As AI racks draw more power, liquid-cooling connectors move from industrial hydraulics into data centres, where quick disconnects, leak prevention, material compatibility and UQD standardisation matter.
Multi-frequency tests on single-row PC and automotive connectors show a clear displacement threshold for fretting, and contact lubricant suppressed degradation at 10–500Hz and up to 16Grms.
Bowei Alloy posted 10.83 billion yuan in new-material revenue and moved a 30,000-tonne special alloy strip project from Ningbo to Morocco to serve European and North American customers.
On 10 September, SZCIA and elexcon gathered eight talks covering CPO scenarios, 224G sockets, copper-optics trade-offs and test redesign.
High-end contact copper still relies on imports and current standards lack a selection layer. The paper argues technical, economic and organisational feasibility and proposes a four-stage route.
Age-hardened CuBe2 multilam contacts lost 30–50% of contact force after 8,200–10,100 hours at 115°C, yet contact resistance stayed stable as long as the interface did not separate.
Harwin, Nicomatic and New Materialist are developing bio-based alternatives to petroleum plastics for connector housings, now in formulation and validation.
CTI measures a material's resistance to tracking and mainstream HV materials target 600V or above, but it is neither a rated voltage nor a substitute for creepage and clearance design.
800V platforms and 1.6T links push materials to their limits: over 80% stress retention at 150–200°C and conductivity above 80% IACS become the new thresholds.