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This design reduces wear on the cable pads compared to a non-ZIF connector, which matters when the cable is disconnected and reconnected during field service or testing. The top-contact configuration means the connector engages the conductive pads on the upper side of the FPC. This is a fit gate: if your cable has pads on the bottom side, you need the bottom-contact sibling 20FLZ-RSM2-TB instead. At 0.50 mm pitch, the 20 positions occupy about 10 mm of board edge — the footprint is tight enough for dense routing but still hand-solderable under magnification. For signal-level circuits (logic, sensor, display data), 0.5 A is ample. If any circuit needs more than 0.5 A, this connector is not the right choice — look at a wider-pitch series like JST's FH or SH. The 2.00 mm height above board keeps the connector low-profile, useful when the mating cable must fold over the connector or when the assembly sits in a tight z-height enclosure.","metaTitle":"20FLZ-SM2-TB JST FFC/FPC Connector 0.5mm Pitch 20 Pos ZIF","metaDescription":"20FLZ-SM2-TB JST FLZ series FFC/FPC connector, 0.5mm pitch, 20 positions, top contact, ZIF slide lock, 0.5A, 50V, SMT right-angle, ROHS3. Active production.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":"FLZ","packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":"ROHS3 Compliant","productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["FFC / FPC & Ribbon Connectors","FFC / FPC Cable Assemblies"],"specifications":{"Mfr":"JST Sales America Inc.","Pitch":"0.020\\\" (0.50mm)","Series":"FLZ","Package":"Tape & Reel (TR) Cut Tape (CT)","Features":"Solder Retention, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF)","Termination":"Solder","Housing Color":"Gray","Mating Cycles":"-","Mounting Type":"Surface Mount, Right Angle","Actuator Color":"Black","Cable End Type":"Tapered","Contact Finish":"Tin","Flat Flex Type":"FFC, FPC","Product Status":"Active","Voltage Rating":"50V","Locking Feature":"Slide Lock","lifecycle_stage":"unknown","Contact Material":"Phosphor Bronze","Housing Material":"Polyamide (PA6T), Nylon 6T","Actuator Material":"Polyamide (PA6T), Nylon 6T","FFC, FCB Thickness":"0.30mm","Height Above Board":"0.079\\\" (2.00mm)","Base Product Number":"20FLZ-SM","Number of Positions":"20","Current Rating (Amps)":"0.5A","Operating Temperature":"-25°C ~ 85°C","Connector/Contact Type":"Contacts, Top","Contact Finish Thickness":"-","Material Flammability Rating":"UL94 V-0"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":"$1.3600","stockQuantity":0,"priceTiers":[{"qty":1,"price":"$1.36000","currency":"USD"},{"qty":10,"price":"$1.18700","currency":"USD"},{"qty":25,"price":"$1.13680","currency":"USD"},{"qty":50,"price":"$1.11140","currency":"USD"},{"qty":100,"price":"$1.06090","currency":"USD"},{"qty":250,"price":"$0.95988","currency":"USD"},{"qty":500,"price":"$0.88408","currency":"USD"},{"qty":1000,"price":"$0.75779","currency":"USD"},{"qty":2800,"price":"$0.70727","currency":"USD"},{"qty":5600,"price":"$0.67191","currency":"USD"},{"qty":8400,"price":"$0.65675","currency":"USD"}]},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.icsourcedirect.com/4608c62f414b97d722aeba9ddb3f3adb.pdf","sourceUrl":null},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What is the pitch of 20FLZ-SM2-TB?","answer":"The pitch is 0.020\" (0.50mm). This is the center-to-center spacing of the contacts and determines the mating FFC pitch and the PCB footprint."},{"question":"Does 20FLZ-SM2-TB have a slide lock?","answer":"Yes, it has a slide lock that actuates the zero insertion force (ZIF) mechanism. The slide is pushed after the FFC is inserted to clamp the contacts."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"isd-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/jst/20FLZ-SM2-TB","citationPolicyUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/llms.txt","source":"IC Source Direct","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"IC Source Direct\" and link https://icsourcedirect.com/jst/20FLZ-SM2-TB when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-07-22T19:46:37.382Z","lastPublished":"2026-07-22T19:46:37.382Z","indexable":true}}