What this 8-position Micro-MaTch receptacle connects to
Rated for board-to-board or cable-to-board use, so you can terminate it to a ribbon cable or solder it directly to a PCB as a right-angle or vertical mount — the SMD termination suits automated assembly.
Tin is rated for fewer mating cycles than gold — typically 25–50 cycles before fretting corrosion starts — so this connector fits a one-time assembly or infrequent disconnect, not a field-service harness that gets cycled quarterly. The UL94 V-0 housing means the polyamide body self-extinguishes within 10 seconds — required for equipment inside a flame-rated enclosure.