ExaMAX^® VS High-Speed Backplane Connector

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FEATURES	BENEFITS
Capable of supporting data rates of 25Gb/s	Meets Industry specifications such as Optical Internetworking Forum (OIC), PCI Express, SATA, Fiber Channel, Infiniband, Ethernet, SAS, IBTA and IEEE
Scalable performance to higher bandwidths	Forward mating and footprint compatible with ExaMAX^® (56Gb/s)
Unique beam-on-beam interface and skew equalized lead frames	Provides low crosstalk, minimizes insertion loss, and reduces mating forces by 65% compared to blade-on-beam designs
Hermaphroditic mating interface protects mating beams	Durable, reliable mating interface design eliminates crushed pins
Simple and efficient 92Ohms design	Supports both 85 and 100Ohms applications
Modular, 2mm and 3mm hardmetric connector block design	2mm pitch for high density as well as 3mm pitch for low cost PCB quad routing
Zero skew	Optimizes PCB routing
Additional signal pin per column	Integrates high and low-speed signals in the same connector
0.36 mm finished PCB hole for signal and 0.5mm finished PCB hole for ground	Optimizes electrical performance and aspect ratio
Integrated guide design	Improves mating performance using minimal board space

ExaMAX® VS High-Speed Backplane Connector