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As bandwidth demands increase, the challenge is to balance greater performance requirements with lower overall system costs. Our unique combination of in-depth system expertise and broad spectrum of high-performance interconnect backplane products helps meet this challenge head on with real world solutions. Early in the design cycle, Amphenol helps customers understand important design trade-offs with integrated backplane system solutions that meet increasing bandwidth needs by optimizing the entire signal transmission path and boosting channel performance.
Amphenol’s broad range of products enable design engineers to achieve their performance targets. Whether the priority is a proven cost-optimized solution or the best performing backplane connector on the market, Amphenol is your source for reliable high-speed and high-density connectors.



Paladin® 112Gb/s Backplane Connector
AMPHENOL'S GAME CHANGING 112Gb/s BACKPLANE INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY. Paladin's® revolutionary architecture sets the benchmark for signal integrity...
ExaMAX® 56Gb/s High-Speed Orthogonal Connector
DIRECT-MATE AND MIDPLANE ORTHOGONAL CONFIGURATIONS The ExaMAX® high-speed orthogonal connector system is designed to enable superior 25Gb/s electrical...
ExaMAX® 56Gb/s High-Speed Backplane Connector
MIGRATION PATH TO HIGHER BANDWIDTH APPLICATIONS ExaMAX® backplane connector system is designed for higher bandwidth applications from 25Gb/s to 56Gb/s....
XCede® HD2
DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE 56G DATA RATE REQUIREMENTS WITH HIGHER DENSITY While maintaining the same mating interfaces with XCede® HD and XCede® HD Plus,...
XCede Plus Backplane Connector
DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE 32G DATA RATE REQUIREMENTS XCede Plus leverages the same core technologies as XCede with improved signal integrity performance...
XCede® Backplane Connector
ENABLING FUTURE DATA RATES While maintaining the same mating interfaces, this connector design provides designers with readily available 85Ω...
XCede® HD Plus
28G ADDITION TO THE XCEDE® HD FAMILY XCede® HD plus leverages the same core technologies as standard XCede® series. Providing a robust solution...
XCede® HD
A ROBUST SOLUTION FOR TIGHTER CARD PITCHES AND CHASSIS DESIGNS XCede® HD backplane connector achieves high performance (up to 20 Gb/s) in a Hard Metric...
AirMax VS2® High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE WITH LOW COST DESIGN AirMax VS2® connectors provide a migration path from AirMax VS®Â for speeds...
AirMax VS® Connectors for CompactPCI® Serial System
HARDMETRIC BACKPLANE CONNECTOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE SERIAL ARCHITECTURES AirMax® high speed signal connectors meet the dimensional and electrical requirements...
AirMax VS® High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE WITH VIRTUAL SHIELD TECHNOLOGY AirMax VS® connectors use innovative edge-coupling and air dielectric...
AirMax VS® 85Ohms High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE SUPPORTING INTEL® QPI AirMax VS® 85Ω connectors are optimized to minimize impedance discontinuities...
AirMax VSe® High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE AirMax VSe® connectors address the industry needs for high bandwidth applications...
GbX®
A HIGH-DENSITY, DIFFERENTIAL, LOW-COST CONNECTOR SOLUTION FOR DATA RATES UP TO 14 GBPS. Amphenol's GbX connector platform is a differential connector...
VHDM-HSD™
A HIGH-SPEED, DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL SOLUTION WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO COMBINE WITH SINGLE-ENDED SIGNALS ON THE SAME REAR ORGANIZER. VHDM-HSD™ is a shielded,...
VHDM®
OPTIMIZED FOR SINGLE-ENDED APPLICATIONS WITH DESIGN FLEXIBILTY TO SUPPORT DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALING WITHIN THE SAME CONNECTOR. Amphenol's VHDM® connector's...
AirMax VS2® High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE WITH LOW COST DESIGN AirMax VS2® connectors provide a migration path from AirMax VS®Â for speeds...
AirMax VS® SBB High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR STORAGE BRIDGE BAY ARCHITECTURE AirMax VS® high-speed signal connectors, guide modules, and power connectors meet...
AirMax VS® High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE WITH VIRTUAL SHIELD TECHNOLOGY AirMax VS® connectors use innovative edge-coupling and air dielectric...
AirMax VS® 85Ohms High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE SUPPORTING INTEL® QPI AirMax VS® 85Ω connectors are optimized to minimize impedance discontinuities...
Paladin® 112Gb/s Backplane Connector
AMPHENOL'S GAME CHANGING 112Gb/s BACKPLANE INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY. Paladin's® revolutionary architecture sets the benchmark for signal integrity...
ExaMAX® 56Gb/s High-Speed Orthogonal Connector
DIRECT-MATE AND MIDPLANE ORTHOGONAL CONFIGURATIONS The ExaMAX® high-speed orthogonal connector system is designed to enable superior 25Gb/s electrical...
ExaMAX® 56Gb/s High-Speed Backplane Connector
MIGRATION PATH TO HIGHER BANDWIDTH APPLICATIONS ExaMAX® backplane connector system is designed for higher bandwidth applications from 25Gb/s to 56Gb/s....
XCede® Backplane Connector
ENABLING FUTURE DATA RATES While maintaining the same mating interfaces, this connector design provides designers with readily available 85Ω...
XCede® HD
A ROBUST SOLUTION FOR TIGHTER CARD PITCHES AND CHASSIS DESIGNS XCede® HD backplane connector achieves high performance (up to 20 Gb/s) in a Hard Metric...
Crossbow™
A DIFFERENTIAL CONNECTOR OPTIMIZED FOR ORTHOGONAL MID-PLANE APPLICATIONS. Crossbow allows designers to take advantage of all the benefits associated...
Paladin® 112Gb/s Backplane Connector
AMPHENOL'S GAME CHANGING 112Gb/s BACKPLANE INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY. Paladin's® revolutionary architecture sets the benchmark for signal integrity...
ExaMAX® 56Gb/s High-Speed Orthogonal Connector
DIRECT-MATE AND MIDPLANE ORTHOGONAL CONFIGURATIONS The ExaMAX® high-speed orthogonal connector system is designed to enable superior 25Gb/s electrical...
XCede® Backplane Connector
ENABLING FUTURE DATA RATES While maintaining the same mating interfaces, this connector design provides designers with readily available 85Ω...
XCede® HD
A ROBUST SOLUTION FOR TIGHTER CARD PITCHES AND CHASSIS DESIGNS XCede® HD backplane connector achieves high performance (up to 20 Gb/s) in a Hard Metric...
XCede® Backplane Connector
ENABLING FUTURE DATA RATES While maintaining the same mating interfaces, this connector design provides designers with readily available 85Ω...
GbX®
A HIGH-DENSITY, DIFFERENTIAL, LOW-COST CONNECTOR SOLUTION FOR DATA RATES UP TO 14 GBPS. Amphenol's GbX connector platform is a differential connector...
VHDM®
OPTIMIZED FOR SINGLE-ENDED APPLICATIONS WITH DESIGN FLEXIBILTY TO SUPPORT DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALING WITHIN THE SAME CONNECTOR. Amphenol's VHDM® connector's...
VHDM-HSD™
A HIGH-SPEED, DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL SOLUTION WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO COMBINE WITH SINGLE-ENDED SIGNALS ON THE SAME REAR ORGANIZER. VHDM-HSD™ is a shielded,...
XCede® HD
A ROBUST SOLUTION FOR TIGHTER CARD PITCHES AND CHASSIS DESIGNS XCede® HD backplane connector achieves high performance (up to 20 Gb/s) in a Hard Metric...
AirMax VS2® High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE WITH LOW COST DESIGN AirMax VS2® connectors provide a migration path from AirMax VS®Â for speeds...
AirMax VSe® High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE AirMax VSe® connectors address the industry needs for high bandwidth applications...
AirMax VS® High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE WITH VIRTUAL SHIELD TECHNOLOGY AirMax VS® connectors use innovative edge-coupling and air dielectric...
AirMax VS® 85Ohms High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE SUPPORTING INTEL® QPI AirMax VS® 85Ω connectors are optimized to minimize impedance discontinuities...
ExaMAX® 56Gb/s High-Speed Backplane Connector
MIGRATION PATH TO HIGHER BANDWIDTH APPLICATIONS ExaMAX® backplane connector system is designed for higher bandwidth applications from 25Gb/s to 56Gb/s....
XCede® Backplane Connector
ENABLING FUTURE DATA RATES While maintaining the same mating interfaces, this connector design provides designers with readily available 85Ω...
Paladin® 112Gb/s Backplane Connector
AMPHENOL'S GAME CHANGING 112Gb/s BACKPLANE INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY. Paladin's® revolutionary architecture sets the benchmark for signal integrity...
VHDM®
OPTIMIZED FOR SINGLE-ENDED APPLICATIONS WITH DESIGN FLEXIBILTY TO SUPPORT DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALING WITHIN THE SAME CONNECTOR. Amphenol's VHDM® connector's...
XCede® HD
A ROBUST SOLUTION FOR TIGHTER CARD PITCHES AND CHASSIS DESIGNS XCede® HD backplane connector achieves high performance (up to 20 Gb/s) in a Hard Metric...
ExaMEZZ® 56Gb/s High Speed Mezzanine Connector System
INNOVATIVE 56G "PINLESS" STACKER FROM Amphenol The ExaMEZZ® connector system is designed to enable superior 25Gb/s electrical performance...
AirMax VS® High-Speed Backplane Connector
HIGH SPEED HARDMETRIC CONNECTOR FOR BACKPLANE WITH VIRTUAL SHIELD TECHNOLOGY AirMax VS® connectors use innovative edge-coupling and air dielectric...INDUSTRY LEADING BACKPLANE CONNECTOR TECHNOLOGY
- More than 30 years of experience leading the backplane interconnect market
- Blind mate compatible with board mounted backplane connectors
- XCede®, Paladin®, and ExaMAX® cable connectors are all in multiple pair count configurations
- Configurable to support custom pin counts, guidance and form factor requirements
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SYSTEM APPLICATIONS
- Solves performance limitations with PCB materials
- Rack to Rack I/O Style Cables
- Internal OverPass™ Cables
- Backplane Cable Cartridges, Cabled Midplanes and Integrated Rack Solutions
OPTIMIZING SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE AND COST
- Extends the reach of passive copper to 100+Gb/s performance
- Largest offering of backplane and OverPass™ cable solutions
- Proven twin ax wire performance and attachment reliability
- Enables system performance optimization and lower overall cost
- Market leading high performance backplane and mid-board / near ASIC connectors
TURN KEY DESIGN SUPPORT
- Cable routing / net list optimization
- Back shells, guide modules, latching mechanical structures for harnesses
- Program management
- Signal integrity simulations
Amphenol Spectra Strip Twin-ax Performance Cable Technology
- Spectra Strip SkewClear® twin-ax performance cable has been optimized for cabled backplanes
- Patented longitudinal shielding technology yields ultra low loss performance
- Enables system performance beyond 112Gb/s PAM4
- Improved attenuation; linear and low insertion loss performance


Industry Leading Cable Backplane Process and Test Technology

- Automated wire attachment processes using welding technology optimized for copper wire
- 100% high speed test coverage utilizing industry standard equipment with proprietary software
- High volume manufacturing in low cost regions in both North America and Asia