FCI was founded by Framatome in 1988, headquartered in Paris, France. FCI once ranked behind Tyco, Molex, and Amphenol in market share and became the fourth largest brand of electronic connectors in the world. FCI is the leading designer, manufacturer, and supplier of electronic connectors worldwide, the products are applied in a wide range of fields such as automobiles, communication, consumer electronics, data processing, industrial machinery, etc. The products mainly include backplane connectors, power solutions, board to board connectors, wire to board connectors, input/output connectors, optical interconnects, cable assemblies, flat flexible connectors, FPCA, PCBA, rectangular cable assemblies, fiber optic connector assemblies, heat sinks, etc.

In 2016, Amphenol acquired FCI for $1.275 billion, after the merger, it was renamed Amphenol FCI, abbreviated as AFCI, currently under the Amphenol ICC Business Unit. Amphenol ICC brings FCI a wide range of innovative technologies and solutions to support the growth of the information, communication, and commercial electronics markets, especially in electroplating, signal integrity performance, and power management. FCI connectors are popular in many countries in Europe, America, and Asia, due to their professional design, precise manufacturing process, and innovative spirit.