The Hirose DF12-60DS-0.5V(86) is a 60-position receptacle from the DF12 series, a fine-pitch board-to-board mezzanine connector family. It uses a 0.50mm pitch and center strip contacts arranged in two rows, making it suited for dense parallel PCB stacking in compact electronics — think handheld devices, cameras, or portable instrumentation where signal count is high but board real estate is tight.
This receptacle sits 0.106" (2.70mm) above the board and is designed to mate with DF12 series headers to achieve stacking heights of 3.5mm, 4mm, or 5mm — the exact height depends on which header variant you pair it with. The 0.50mm pitch means the footprint is tight: 60 positions in two rows on a 0.50mm grid, which demands careful routing clearance on the PCB.