SMK Develops a Robust USB 3.1 Micro-B Connector Featuring an Additional Shielded Bracket.

　SMK Corporation has developed USB 3.1 Micro-B connector for connection to devices such as tablet PCs, digital cameras and portable HDDs for communication and battery charging purposes.
　The new USB 3.1 compliant connector improves the robustness against twisting, and yanking the plug cable by adding a shielded bracket that is mounted on top of the receptacle. This dual-shielded design allows for additional soldering points typically found on a single-shielded product, to prevent vertical and horizontal displacement.
　The inner shield does not require mounting points (feet) for soldering which in turn eliminates the need for holes that could cause flux ingression during soldering.