12-Position, 2.00mm Pitch, Shrouded Header with Latch
The 98414-F06-12ULF: The shrouded design with latch holder provides polarization and positive retention, making it suitable for wire-to-board or board-to-board connections where vibration could otherwise back out unshrouded pins.
Footprint and Board Layout Fit
The 0.232" (5.90mm) insulation height gives the board layout engineer a clear z-height budget for the mating receptacle and cable strain relief. Row spacing is also 0.079" (2.00mm), so the dual-row footprint occupies a compact 0.158" (4.00mm) across both rows — routing two traces between pads on a standard PCB is feasible with careful trace width.
Comparing 12-Position to 8- and 16-Position Siblings
The 12-position (98414-F06-12ULF) sits between the 8-position (98414-F06-08ULF) and 16-position (98414-F06-16ULF) variants in the same dual-row, shrouded, latch-holder format. For a BOM requiring 12 signal lines, this is the exact fit. The 16-position sibling adds four extra pins for future expansion or ground stitching, but the 12-position avoids unused positions that could complicate routing.