40-Position, 0.50mm Pitch Mezzanine Header — Now Obsolete
The Hirose DF12(5.0)-40DP-0.5V(86) is a 40-position, dual-row header from the DF12 series, designed for board-to-board mezzanine stacking. It uses a 0.020" (0.50mm) pitch and surface-mount termination, with a mated stacking height of 5mm. This part is now obsolete per the manufacturer's lifecycle status.
What the 5mm Stacking Height and 0.50mm Pitch Mean for Your Layout
The 0.50mm pitch, combined with 40 positions across two rows, defines the board footprint width and the routing channel density underneath the connector. At this pitch, trace escape from inner rows requires via-in-pad or dog-bone fanout on the inner layer.
