YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS has extended its MXM family for automotive and other demanding applications with a 314-pin variant. The success story for the board edge connector (BEC) developed and tested specifically for automotive applications began about six years ago: the BECs were the first connectors for modules meeting the MXM and Qseven standards with 230 pins and a 0.5mm pitch. In 2013 a 230-pin high-speed version of the BEC for applications to 5 Gbps was premiered.