Following on from its vertical-mount long-life USB A-type sockets (photo centre), GCT has announced a pair of horizontal-mount extended-life USB A connectors – with added current capacity – aiming them at fast charging and high usage applications. USB1130 (photo left) is a USB-A 2.0 connector tested to 10,000 mating cycles USB1135 (photo right) is a USB 3.0 ...

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