High-Speed Assemblies

AcceleRate® features an extremely slim 7.6 mm width and Eye Speed® ultra-low skew twinax cable with direct attach to the contacts. This eliminates the need and variability of a transition card for improved signal integrity.

The cable system also supports Samtec's flyover technology to fly data over lossy PCB, simplifying board layout and extending signal reach.

• Incredibly slim 7.6 mm width
• High-density 2-row design
• 8 and 16 differential pair configurations
• 34 AWG, 100 Ω Eye Speed® ultra low skew twinax cable
• Mating board level socket (ARF6 Series) features standard rugged weld tabs for increased stability on the PCB
• Rugged metal latching and shielding
• Right-angle orientation in development

• Two rows of high-density contacts directly soldered to the cable
• Improved signal integrity by eliminating transition board and its variability
• Achieves tighter tolerances

Samtec’s proprietary co-extruded, low loss, twinax cable technology eliminates the performance limitations and inconsistencies of individually extruded dielectric twinax cabling, improving signal integrity, bandwidth and reach.

• Ideal for 28-56+ Gbps applications
• Tight coupling between signal conductors
• Ultra low skew twinax < 3.5 ps/meter

• 50 ohm single-ended signal routing
• 38 AWG micro coax cable
• Compact design for space saving applications

• Press fit termination to the PCB board
• Ultra low 3 mm profile
• Supports and surpasses PCIe® Gen 3 speed at 2 meters
• 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
• 30 AWG twinax ribbon cable

• Performance to 16 Gbps
• 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
• Micro 0.50 mm and 0.80 mm pitch
• .062" (1.60 mm) thick card
• Rugged metal latching and shielding
• Vertical and right-angle PCB connectors

• Performance to 15.00 Gbps for 0.25 m
• 50 ohm single-ended and 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
• Designed for rugged micro pitch applications
• Edge Rate® contacts reduce broadside coupling
• Latching system available
• Hot swappable

The ExaMAX^® contact system achieves two reliable points of contact at all times and minimizes residual stub for improved signal integrity performance, while providing low mating force and excellent contact normal force. Signal wafers incorporate a one-piece, embossed ground structure which improves crosstalk performance.

Traditional backplane and direct-mate orthogonal available with backplane cable and coplanar versions in development.

• Enables 56 Gbps electrical performance on 2.00 mm column pitch
• Meets industry specifications such as PCI Express^®, Intel OPI abd UPI, SAS, SATA, Fibre Channel, Infini Band^™ and Ethernet
• Meets and exceeds OIF CEI-28G-LR specification for 28 Gbps standards
• Direct-mate orthogonal eliminates the need for a backplane/midplane and shortens the signal path for improved sgnal integrity
• Allows designers to optimize density or minimize board layer count
• Samtec Teraspeed Consulting
  • Experts in design, optimization, and evaluation of high speed backplane systems
• Offerings:
  • Traditional Backplane
  • Backplane Cable
  • Direct-mate orthogonal
  • Coplana

• Two reliable points of contact
  • Even when subjected to angled mating
• Meets Telecordia GR-1217 CORE specification
• 2.4 mm mating surface area (contact wipe)
• Minimizes residual stub
• Clear separation between contact points
• Lowest mating force on the market
• Excellent contact normal force

• Mating force: 0.36 N max per contact
• Unmating force: 0.12 N min per contact
• Current rating: 0.5 A per signal contact
  • 0 < 30 ᵒC temp rise above ambient
• -55 ᵒC to +85 ᵒC operating temperature
• Press-fit termination
• Discrete or integrated guidance, keying and power modules available
• Manufacturing friendly 0.36 mm PTH for signals and 0.50 mm for grounds

• Fully protected terminals on both backplane and daughtercard connectors ensure stub-free mating
• Hermaphroditic mating interface provides reliable mating, protects pins

• Individual signal wafers
  • Staggered, differential pair design
  • 24-72 pairs
• Ground Plane
  • One-piece, embossed ground structure
  • Increased isolation significantly reduces crosstalk
  • Ground signal placement engineered for 92Ω impedance
    • Addresses both 85 and 100Ω applications
  • Balanced differential pairs are arranged in columns with zero skew

FireFly^™ Micro Flyover System™ is the first interconnect system that gives a designer the flexibility of using micro footprint high-performance optical and low-cost copper interconnects interchangeably with the same connector system.

Samtec FireFly^™ copper and optical cable systems provide the flexibility to achieve higher data rates to 28 Gbps and/or greater distances, simplifying board design and enhancing performance.

The system’s miniature footprint allows for greater density and closer proximity to the IC, enabling chip-to-chip, board-to-board, on-board and system-to-system connectivity.

The innovative design of NovaRay™ combines extreme density and extreme performance, which is critical as system sizes decrease and speeds increase. The fully shielded differential pair design and two reliable points of contact contribute to the industry leading 4.0 Tbps aggregate data rate.

• 112 Gbps PAM4 per channel
• 4.0 Tbps aggregate data rate - 9 IEEE 400G channels
• Innovative, fully shielded differential pair design enables:
  • Extremely low crosstalk (to 40 GHz)
  • Tight impedance control
  • Minimal variance in data rate as stack height increases
• 112 differential pairs per square inch
• Utilizes 40% less space than traditional arrays with the same data throughput
• BGA attach to board for greater density and optimized trace breakout region

• Guaranteed two points of contact ensure a more reliable connection
• Stub-free mating
• Signals lost at the first point are caught in the second
• Contributes to the 112 Gbps PAM4 rating
• 92 Ω solution addresses both 85 Ω and 100 Ω applications

• Performance to 9.80 Gbps for 0.25 m
• Supports 1, 4, 8 and 16 PCI Express® links
• Standard positions of 36, 64, 98 and 164
• 30 AWG standard ribbon cable and shielded twinax cable

• Performance to 8.00 Gbps for 0.25 m
• 50 ohm single-ended and 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
• Edge Rate® contacts reduce broadside coupling
• Slim body design
• 32 AWG twinax and 34 AWG coax high-speed cable

• Performance to 20.00 Gbps for 0.25 m
• Surface mount, edge mount or panel mount terminations
• 50 ohm single-ended and 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
• Rugged screw mounts or retention pin options

Samtec’s Flyover QSFP Systems provide improved signal integrity and architectural flexibility by flying critical high-speed signals over lossy PCB materials and directly to the panel via ultra low skew twinax cable. The ultra-high-density design includes sideband signaling via press-fit contacts to help increase airflow, and a multitude of “End 2” options allow for maximum design flexibility.

Flyover QSFP

• 4 channels (x4 bidirectional, 8 differential pairs)
• ~100 Gbps NRZ aggregate (~200 Gbps PAM4)
• Compatible with all QSFP assemblies

Double Density Flyover QSFP

• 8 channels (x8 bidirectional, 16 differential pairs)
• ~200 Gbps NRZ aggregate (~400 Gbps PAM4)
• Belly-to-Belly mating for maximum density
• Backward compatible with QSFP modules

• One or two rows of contacts directly soldered to the cable
• Improved signal integrity by eliminating transition board and its variability
• Achieves tighter tolerances

• FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™
• Direct Connect Systems
• High-Speed Edge Card Systems
  • 0.80 mm Pitch
  • 0.50 mm Pitch
• ExaMAX® Backplane Systems

• Ideal for 28-56+ Gbps applications
• Tight coupling between signal conductors
• Ultra low skew twinax < 3.5 ps/meter
• Samtec's Flyover Systems

• 50 ohm single-ended signal routing
• 38 AWG micro ribbon coax cable
• Rugged screw down option
• Vertical or right-angle end options
• 0.50 mm (.0197") pitch

• Performance to 16.00 Gbps for 0.25 m
• Edge Rate® contacts reduce broadside coupling
• Positive latching system
• Terminal end options
• Designed for rugged micro pitch applications
• 36 AWG coax high-speed cable
• 50 ohm single-ended signal routing

• Performance to 35.00 Gbps
• 50% board space savings versus .050" (1.27 mm) pitch SEARAY™
• Edge Rate® contacts reduce broadside coupling
• 50 ohm single-ended signal routing
• Supports PCIe® Gen 3 and SAS3 protocols
• Designed for rugged micro pitch applications
• 34 AWG micro ribbon coax cable
• Up to 300 I/Os
• 8 and 10 row designs

• 100 ohm signal routing
• 28 AWG shielded twisted pair cable
• Terminal and socket end options available
• Choice of cable length

• 34 AWG twinax ribbon cable
• 0.80 mm pitch
• 8 or 16 pairs
• 100 ohm signal routing
• Choice of wiring options
• Edge card option for end 2
• Rugged metal cage for mating board level interposer