Cables/Connecting

Connectors target cloud computing platforms

27th January 2015
Siobhan O'Gorman
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AirBorn’s HD4 connectors, designed to be an electrically-optimised and highly dense physical layer medium for the HyperTransport Technology Consortium’s HyperShare interconnect technology, have been released by Astute Electronics. Featuring high bandwidth and minimised signal loss, the connectors are suitable for multi-dimensional network fabrics and fast storage/SSD cluster applications used in next-gen data centre and cloud computing platforms. 

The HD4 connectors provide up to six I/O ports on a 7.4mm pitch along a low-profile PCIe, making them suitable for rack-in-cabinet-based systems. The eight differential pair (100 and 85Ω) twinax cable construction enables 4-channels with 2.5-10Gb/s data rates per channel.

For high performance and reliability, the 1A contacts feature four points of contact. Devices can be mated and unmated up to 2500 times. An open-pin field design allows for flexibility in termination schemes (single-ended, differential pair, power and ground or both), while robust die-cast shells provide EMI shielding.

Gary Evans, Head of Franchise Connectors Division, Astute Electronics: “Airborn is renowned for its high quality, innovative interconnect solutions. The HD4 connectors enable very high density and are designed to be used in busy, unforgiving environments.”

 

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