Mobile Device Component Technology & Solutions

The smartphone has become one of the most advanced personal devices of recent decades. With the advent of the latest 5G network enabling low latency communication, and the growth in popularity of wearable devices, smartphone technology has become an essential tool for our everyday lives.

In this highly competitive marketplace, designers need to continuously develop innovative smartphone solutions to attract customers. This means manufacturers must maintain the fast pace of new product releases, with as little as 12 months between each succeeding generation. 

As smartphones and wearables find new roles in exciting applications such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), designers are facing complex challenges in delivering the latest features for customers. Smartphones need greater processing power and faster communications, requiring greater performance from chipsets to batteries, and everything in between. At the same time, users expect smaller and slimmer form factors to hold this extensive functionality. 

Designers need to work with companies who can provide products that can drive competitive advantage in the next generation of mobile devices. With more components than ever packed into smaller spaces, connectors play important roles in protecting signal integrity and minimizing the effects of heat generation. The rise of new form factors such as the folding smartphone, introduces the requirement for flexible connection systems that deliver the reliability customers expect from today’s products.

Beyond handsets, wearable devices offer new ways for smart technology to bring new value-driving functionality such as AR/VR to market. These features have already found applications in the lifestyle and leisure industries, and their potential continues to grow. Drawing from a 30-year legacy of close collaboration with the world’s leading mobile device brands in the field of micro connectors, Molex has the experience and technology to support customers in creating cutting-edge solutions for this dynamic market.