Molex has developed slimline sata connectors in compliance with the 2.6 version specifications for optical disk drive [odd] systems. These sata connectors have easy blind mating capability by inserting odd into the notebook pc. Guide ears on the plug and generous lead-in on the receptacle facilitate this unique feature of these sata connectors. The company also provides molex 47300-1xxx series slimline sata smt plugs with three standard versions at 5.4 mm height and a low profile version with 4mm height.
