This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the PC Card Sockets category on DigiKey.com
PC card sockets are connectors designed to receive card type memory such as CFast, SIM, PCMCIA, Compact Flash, CardBus, ExpressCard, and SD, allowing for regular removal and insertion via hinged lid, push-pull and auto eject methods. They are available in surface, board, screw, straddle, snap-in, and edge mount as well as free-hanging and hand gripped versions.
SelectionCharacteristics
Card Type: Indicates the industry standard memory card format(s) with which a product is designed for use.
Number of Positions: Indicates the number of distinct conductors presented at a connector’s mating interface and the number of electrical contact points present within a connector.
Connector Type: Indicates the style and configuration of the device.
Insertion, Removal Method: A description of the physical means by which a user inserts and removes cards from a socket.
Ejector Side: Indicates the position of a card ejection feature relative to the card slot, where applicable.
Mounting Type: Indicates how the device is attached.
Features: These are different capabilities or properties of the device such as a board guide, switch, or shielded.
Height Above Board: Indicates how far the device will extend above the surface to which it has been attached.
Mounting Feature: A modifying feature to how the device is being attached.
Contact Finish: Indicates the finish/plating material applied to the contacts of the device.
Contact Finish Thickness: Indicates the thickness of the finish/plating material applied to the contacts of a device.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | SIM8051-6-0-14-01-A |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 2073-SIM8051-6-0-14-01-ATR-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | GCT |
| DESCRIPTION | 6 Position Card Connector NANO SIM Surface Mount, Right Angle Gold |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 475710001 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | WM9731TR-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | Molex |
| DESCRIPTION | 9 (8 + 1) Position Card Connector Secure Digital - microSD™ Surface Mount, Right Angle Gold |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | DM3CS-SF |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | HR1972TR-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | Hirose Electric Co Ltd |
| DESCRIPTION | 10 (8 + 2) Position Card Connector Secure Digital - microSD™ Surface Mount, Right Angle Gold |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 2822541-1 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | A141365TR-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | TE Connectivity AMP Connectors |
| DESCRIPTION | 7 (6 + 1) Position Card Connector Micro SIM Surface Mount, Right Angle Gold |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | CCM03-3013LFT R102 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 401-1722-2-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | C&K |
| DESCRIPTION | 8 (6 + 2) Position Card Connector SIM, SAM Card Surface Mount, Right Angle Gold |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |