Abstract: A high-reliability contact includes a termination portion configured to receive a wire. A mating portion is formed integrally with the termination portion. The mating portion has edges. The mating portion is stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together to form a mating barrel having a longitudinal axis. The mating barrel is configured to receive a corresponding contact. At least one contact finger is formed in the mating barrel. The at least contact finger extends into the mating barrel toward the longitudinal axis to facilitate contacting the corresponding contact. A contact hood is formed at a distal end of the mating portion to facilitate protecting the at least one contact finger when the mating portion is coupled to the corresponding contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a cable. The electrical connector includes an electrical contact configured to be terminated to a wire of the cable, and a housing extending between a mating end and a cable end. The housing is configured to mate with a mating connector at the mating end. The electrical contact is held by the housing. A back shell is mounted to the cable end of the housing. The back shell includes an opening configured to hold an end of the cable such that the back shell supports the end of the cable. The back shell includes an accessory socket. An accessory is held within the accessory socket of the back shell such that the accessory extends outwardly from the back shell. The accessory is configured to engage the cable.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a cable. The electrical connector includes an electrical contact configured to be terminated to a wire of the cable, and a housing extending between a mating end and a cable end. The housing is configured to mate with a mating connector at the mating end. The electrical contact is held by the housing. A back shell is mounted to the cable end of the housing. The back shell includes an opening configured to hold an end of the cable such that the back shell supports the end of the cable. The back shell includes an accessory socket. An accessory is held within the accessory socket of the back shell such that the accessory extends outwardly from the back shell. The accessory is configured to engage the cable.

Abstract: A high-reliability contact includes a termination portion configured to receive a wire. A mating portion is formed integrally with the termination portion. The mating portion has edges. The mating portion is stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together to form a mating barrel having a longitudinal axis. The mating barrel is configured to receive a corresponding contact. At least one contact finger is formed in the mating barrel. The at least contact finger extends into the mating barrel toward the longitudinal axis to facilitate contacting the corresponding contact. A contact hood is formed at a distal end of the mating portion to facilitate protecting the at least one contact finger when the mating portion is coupled to the corresponding contact.

Abstract: A radial clamp has a split ring clamp body with a first end and a second end opposing one another. Fingers extend from the first and second ends. The fingers have outer surfaces that follow a curvature of the clamp body. The fingers have tool engagement surfaces configured to be engaged and actuated by a tool. The clamp body is enlarged when the tool engagement surfaces are actuated by the tool.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a cable. The electrical connector includes an electrical contact configured to be terminated to an end of a wire of the cable, and a housing having a dielectric member and an electrically conductive material extending on the dielectric member. The electrical contact is held by the housing. The housing extends from a mating end to a cable end. The housing is configured to mate with a mating connector at the mating end. The cable end includes a shield fitting that is configured to hold an end of a shield of the cable such that the electrically conductive material of the housing is engaged with, and electrically connected to, the shield.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to transcription factor protein AP37 (APETELA 37) originating from rice which is related to tolerance of a plant to stress, a gene which encodes the protein, a recombinant vector comprising the gene, a host cell transformed with the recombinant vector, a method of producing a transgenic plant by using the recombinant vector, a method of improving tolerance of a plant to stress or increasing grain yield by transforming a plant cell with the recombination vector, a plant having improved tolerance to stress or increased grain yield produced according to said method, and a composition for improving tolerance of a plant to stress or for increasing grain yield under drought condition comprising the gene encoding AP37 protein as an effective component.

Abstract: A plug assembly includes a circular plug shell having a cavity configured to receive a modular plug connector therein. The circular plug shell is configured to be threadably coupled to a corresponding circular jack shell. An insert is loaded into the cavity or the circular plug shell. The insert includes an adapter having a one or two piece body having a circular geometry. The body has a connector chamber configured to hold the modular plug connector therein.

Abstract: An electrical connector that includes a plug insert having a dielectric body and having a pair of contact channels. The contact channels have central axes that extend parallel to each other in a common direction. The contact channels are defined by respective channel walls and are separated by an inter-channel portion of the dielectric body. The channel walls have wall perimeters that extend around the corresponding central axes. The electrical connector also has a contact sub-assembly that includes mating contacts that are received in the contact channels and retention clips that are positioned within the contact channels between the mating contacts and the channel walls. Each of the retention clips has a concave body with an open side. The concave body extends partially about the wall perimeter with the open side positioned along a portion of the wall perimeter. The retention clips are oriented to face one another.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a housing, a grommet, and a cable organizer. The housing includes an interior chamber. The grommet is disposed in the interior chamber of the housing and extends between a forward end and an opposite exit end. The grommet includes openings extending through the grommet with insulated conductors extending through the openings and joined with contacts such that the contacts project from the forward end. The cable organizer is disposed proximate to the grommet and includes channels extending through the cable organizer with the cables extending through the channels. The cable organizer limits bending by the cables at the exit end of the grommet.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of a particular type of NAC transcription factor in plants. The particular type of NAC transcription factor is one having an amino acid sequence, which when used in the construction of a NAC phylogenetic tree, tends to cluster with the group of NACs comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 53, SEQ ID NO: 55, SEQ ID NO: 57 or SEQ ID NO: 59 rather than with any other NAC group. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding such a NAC transcription factor, which plants have enhanced yield-related relative to control plants. The present invention further concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an AP2-2 polypeptide.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is disclosed that includes a receptacle connector and plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, a support plate, spacers configured to retain the support plate adjacent to the top surface, and a post retained against the support plate by a spring and a fastener configured to releasable assemble the post and the support plate. The receptacle connector is less complex, lighter, and less expensive than receptacle connectors entirely made of a unitary composite, metal, or metallized composite.

Abstract: A power terminal and a method for making a power terminal having an electrically insulated connector body. A terminal insert is incorporated into the connector body and has at least one threaded electrically conductive member engaged with the terminal insert. The conductive member also includes a cap portion. The terminal insert is formed from a substantially rigid material and is configured to resist torque and pull out forces provided to the conductive member.

Abstract: A power terminal and a method for making a power terminal having an electrically insulated connector body. A terminal insert is incorporated into the connector body and has at least one threaded electrically conductive member engaged with the terminal insert. The conductive member also includes a cap portion. The terminal insert is formed from a substantially rigid material and is configured to resist torque and pull out forces provided to the conductive member.

Abstract: A power terminal having a unitary connector body. The body includes at least one opening therethrough. The opening is configured to receive an electrically conductive member. The body further includes a recess configured to receive a cap portion of the electrically conductive member. The connector body has an electrically insulative coating on at least a portion of a surface thereof. The insulative coating provides sufficient electrical insulation to substantially prevent electrical communication between the electrically conductive member and the connector body. A method for fabricating a power terminal is also provided.

Abstract: An electrical connector which comprises a circular shell (20) in which a dielectric housing (44) having rows of electrical contacts (50) mounted therein is to be positioned, the electrical contacts including receptacle sections (52), matable electrical contacts (63, 81) having contact sections for matable engagement with the receptacle sections (52) and terminating sections for electrical connection to electrical conductors (54) of a cable (12), and dielectric contact-mounting members (67, 85, 87, 89) on which the matable electrical contacts (63, 81) are mounted whereby the matable electrical contacts are arranged in rows so that the contact sections of the matable electrical contacts (63, 81) of each row are electrically connected with the respective receptacle sections (52) of the electrical contacts (50) in the corresponding row of electrical contacts in the dielectric housing (44).

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protecting transistor and a method for fabricating the same, capable of consuming a high voltage or overcurrent applied to a semiconductor circuit device and thereby protecting the circuit device from the high voltage or overcurrent. The ESD protecting transistor is of an asymmetric charge coupled MOS transistor structure having a highly doped buried layer capable of dispersing a current flux, thereby removing an instant ESD impact and reducing generation of heat caused by a concentration of high current flux. Accordingly, an effect of improving the resistance characteristic to the ESD impact is provided.

Abstract: Methods of forming integrated circuit memory devices include the steps of forming a first electrically insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate containing memory cells in a memory cell array region and peripheral circuits for driving the memory cells in a peripheral circuit region adjacent the memory cell array region. An etch-stopping layer is then formed on the first electrically insulating layer and then steps are performed to form a first electrically conductive layer on the etch-stopping layer, form a ferroelectric layer on the first electrically conductive layer, form a second electrode layer on the ferroelectric layer, etch the second electrode layer and ferroelectric layer in sequence using a first mask to define a second electrode and then etch the first electrically conductive layer using a second mask to simultaneously define a first electrode and a first interconnection layer comprising the same material.