LEMO
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LEMO is both the name of an electronic and fibre optic connector manufacturer based in Switzerland, and the name commonly used to refer to connectors made by that company. The best known LEMO connectors are high quality push-pull circular types.
LEMO has set several connector standards, such as the 3K.93C connector for HDTV and the 00.250 connector for NIM and CAMAC. LEMO connectors are used in medical, industrial, audio/visual, telecommunications, military, scientific research (such as that in the nuclear and particle physics) and measurement applications.
While LEMO connectors were generally developed as proprietary designs, the legal status of many of the older designs is not clear. For example, the LEMO UK web site itself shows a standardization date of 1970 for the popular LEMO 00 model; any patent on that design should have expired around 1990 or earlier, depending on filing date and jurisdiction.
[edit] External links
- LEMO company website
- LEMO UK, showing a short history of the LEMO group of companies.
