<s>
Microdot	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
company	O
previously	O
based	O
in	O
South	O
Pasadena	O
,	O
California	O
and	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Tyco	O
Electronics	O
manufactures	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
coaxial	O
and	O
multi-pin	O
connectors	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
since	O
the	O
1950s	O
for	O
instrumentation	O
and	O
aerospace	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
company	O
makes	O
various	O
proprietary	O
and	O
industry-standard	O
connectors	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
coaxial	O
connector	O
which	O
has	O
become	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
"	O
Microdot	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
connector	O
is	O
used	O
worldwide	O
for	O
accelerometers	O
,	O
small	O
microphones	B-Application
and	O
various	O
other	O
transducers	O
.	O
</s>
