The biggest advantage of ribbon cables is that they can be terminated on a large scale with specially designed Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDCs), although ribbon cables can also be terminated by crimping contacts or soldering barrel connections. The IDC termination method allows the conductor of an insulated wire or cable to pass through the insulation through a connection process, without the need to strip the wire insulation before connection. IDC connectors are classified by pin spacing, pin number and row number.
