According to the technical characteristics of connectors, connectors can be divided into application and standard type. Among them, the application connector mainly includes automobile connector and military connector. This kind of connection automobile connector basically needs to be customized, which requires the connector manufacturer to have a strong design ability, and there will not be several years of production of several types of consumer electronic connector. Military custom connectors, both for high-end small batch. The production of automotive connectors is slightly larger than that of the military, but the quality and design requirements have not decreased. For application connectors, rapid design, large-scale and high-quality production is the core competitiveness. In recent years, the leading connector (Tyco, Amphenol, Molex) have been applied to the connector Market tilt. China's leading application connector, CNAC photoelectric also in the forefront of the world in recent years.

Another type of market, accounting for the largest proportion of standard connectors. Standard connectors require less design and are designed to be fixed. A model connector can be used in several locations and will remain unchanged for many years. The main competitive point of this kind of connector lies in cost control and quality control under mass production. Therefore, standardized connector manufacturers mainly compete in line capacity, production and management.