Amphenol is active in the China region since 1984. In 2001, the revenue of the company reached $1.4 billon (one of the topest 4 connector manufactures) and had 11000 employees globally. The primary market for the company's products are communication and information processing markets, including cable television, cellular telephone, data communication and information processing systems; aerospace and military electronics; automotive, rail and other transportation as well as industrial applications.
Amphenol is a leading supplier of RF connectors and cable assemblies, a recognized leader in flat ribbon cable technology as well as a growing provider of 2mm and backplane connectors.Amphenol has a penetration strategy of all leading infrastructure manufactures both direct and through CEMS and has unique position in products and global presence to support worldwide network technology standards. In China, Amphenol is an expert at localization of cable assemblies and connectors for global OEM customers.
Amphenol supplied components to 220 million digital handsets in 2000, double compared to 1999. Amphenol set up an alliance relationship with all major handset manufacturers resulting in excellent outlook with the next generation platforms. Even though the market share has shifted at within the -mobile phone manufacturers, Amphenol's broad customer base and product range supports continued growth.
Amphenol SINE Systems Electrical and Mechanical Connectors, AT Series? and AHD Series?, are heavy duty, high-performance, cost-effective solutions for demanding interconnect architectures. The AT Series features superior environmental seals and RockSolid? contact technology for increased reliability and is ideal for heavy equipment, agricultural, automotive, military, and alternative energy. Standard and Reverse Polarity. Reverse polarity is a keying system accomplished with a reverse interface, and ensures that reverse polarity interface connectors do not mate with standard interface connectors.
Amphenol reliable connector available with a non-sealing option for controlled applications, as well as an environmentally sealed, threaded option for demanding applications. Amphenol SINE Systems designed the AT series to be completely compatible with all other existing standard products industry-wide, and the AHD series is intermateable to industry standard 6- and 9-pin connectors. Amphenol accomplishes this by inserting female contacts into plugs and male contacts into jacks. Other manufacturers may use reverse threading to accomplish reverse polarity keying.