Ny generation af pressfit konnektorer
ZipLine konnektorsystem har op til 216 individuelle kontakter (in english).
FCI, a leading developer of connectors and interconnect systems, is expanding the application range of its popular high-density, high-performance ZipLine connector system with the addition of a right-angle signal header module. Designed to mate with an existing right-angle signal receptacle module, the new header module provides 216 individual contacts and enables 72 high-speed differential connections between coplanar circuit boards. Complementary high-power modules and guidance modules are also available.
The ZipLine connector system already offered support for backplane and orthogonal midplane applications, but system designers also saw a need for high-density, high-speed connections to coplanar add-on cards used for system upgrades, memory expansion and test. Samples of the right-angle header for coplanar applications will be available midway through the second quarter of 2009.
The ZipLine connectors are the highest-density, press-fit connectors available and address the need for greater signal density in next-generation equipment platforms. The connectors provide 6 high-speed differential signal pairs per column on 1.8mm column pitch to deliver 84.6 differential pairs per inch of card edge.
The compact module size allows for a minimum 1-inch card slot pitch and helps system designers address mechanical and thermal concerns.
ZipLine connectors use FCI's proven shield-less technology to deliver low insertion loss and crosstalk without using costly and space-consuming metal shields. Data rates can scale up to 12.5 Gb/s without requiring the redesign of a basic platform.
In addition to offering superior signal density and electrical performance, the versatile ZipLine design allows for mixed differential, single-ended or power pin assignments within a connector.
