Pin Connectors (Dupont, Mini-PV, Berg)

Dupont connectors are used in electronics for making jumper wire connections. They are commonly used in breadboards and other prototyping tools. For example, a hobbyist building a DIY robot might use Dupont connectors to connect various sensors to a microcontroller.

People often call PCB pin strips, un-shrouded female PCB headers, and un-shrouded female plugs "Dupont"; however these incredibly common 0.1" pitch, 0.025" square pin headers have gone and continue to go through many different names such as “AMPMODU”, “Mini-PV”, and “Berg”.

History:

These connectors are first made by

Berg Electronics⁠

, founded in 1946

Berg is bought by DuPont (the same company that makes chemicals)

In 1993, DuPont sells

Berg Electronics⁠

to a

HM Capital Partners, a private equity company⁠

. DuPont now only makes the

plating materials for connectors⁠

⁠

In 1998, HM Capital Partners sells Berg to Framatome Connectors International (FCI)

In 2016, FCI sold to Amphenol

Now, Amphenol calls these connectors "Mini-PV Basics"

In the meanwhile, lots of other companies make the same connectors, and "DuPont" becomes a

proprietary eponym⁠

, just like Kleenex. For example, AMP made its AMPMODU series, and later AMP was sold to Tyco, now TE.

Sources:

⁠

https://www.reddit.com/r/electronics/comments/ioc6sf/i_finally_foundout_why_dupont_connectors_are/⁠

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