Thin-Device FPC Plug — 0.50mm Pitch, 10 Circuits, Gold Contacts
The Hirose DF23C-10DP-0.5V(91) is a 10-position SMT plug from the DF23 series, designed for parallel board-to-board or FPC-to-board stacking in space-constrained consumer and portable electronics. Outer shroud contacts mean the mating interface wraps around the receptacle — the plug contacts are on the outside, so the orientation is fixed: this plug mates only with the matching DF23C receptacle, not with another plug.
Mating Half and Stack Height — What Fits
This plug mates with the DF23C-10DS-0.5V(51) receptacle, which carries center strip contacts and a slightly taller 1.45mm height above board. The mated stacking height between the two boards is 1.5mm — that is the total z-height from the bottom of the plug board to the top of the receptacle board. Confirm the clearance in your enclosure: 1.5mm is tight, and any component on the inner faces of either board must stay below that envelope. The 20-position sibling DF23C-20DP-0.5V(92) shares the same 0.50mm pitch and 1.20mm height, so the footprint pattern scales linearly. If the BOM later calls for more I/O in the same connector family, the layout can be extended without changing the stack height or mounting method.