The TE Connectivity 2213617-3 is a 6-position hermaphroditic blade-and-receptacle connector on a 0.157" (4.00mm) pitch, designed for board-to-board stacking. Hermaphroditic means each half is identical — no separate male/female inventory to manage, which simplifies BOM lines and reduces the risk of mismatched halves on the assembly floor. It ships in Tape & Reel (also available in Cut Tape), so it feeds straight into a pick-and-place line — no tray handling.
The closest functional peer is the 1-2213614-1, which shares the same 0.157" (4.00mm) pitch, 6 A rating, gold contacts, and hermaphroditic design. The key difference: the 1-2213614-1 is packaged in a Box rather than Tape & Reel, and its style is listed as Board to Board or Cable, meaning it can also terminate a cable assembly. For a high-volume SMT line, the 2213617-3 in Tape & Reel feeds the pick-and-place without a tray change; the box-packaged sibling is better suited for hand-load or low-volume builds where reel feed isn't needed.