Plug Connectors provide 200 or 296 signal contacts.
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Supporting data rates up to 10 Gb/s, GIG-ARRAY® 25 mm Mezzanine Connectors add capability for 40 mm stack height when used with existing 15 mm receptacles, and can also be paired with 5 mm receptacle connectors to achieve 30 mm board-to-board spacing. Connector with 296 positions contains 37 columns with 8 signal contacts and 9 ground contacts, while 200-position connector contains 25 columns. Differential pairs nominally provide 100 W matched impedance.
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FCI Adds Options for 40mm & 30mm Stack Heights to GIG-ARRAY® High-Speed Connector Offering
ETTERS, PA (June 28, 2007) - FCI, a leading manufacturer of connectors and interconnect systems, announces an extension of its GIG-ARRAY® high-speed, high-density product line with the introduction of the new 25mm plug connectors. These new GIG-ARRAY mezzanine connectors provide either 200 or 296 signal contacts and add the capability for 40mm stack height when used with the company's existing 15mm receptacles. The 25mm plug connectors can also be paired with 5mm receptacle connectors to provide an additional option to achieve 30mm board-to-board spacing. The 40mm stack height is one of the highest in the industry and expands upon the options for 15mm, 17mm, 18mm, 20mm, 25mm, 27mm, 28mm, 30mm and 35mm board spacing already available as part of the GIG-ARRAY product range.
"With the addition of the new GIG-ARRAY 25mm plug connectors, we now offer equipment designers ten stack height options to enable them to address component clearance, airflow, or slot spacing requirements that are unique to their chassis designs. Blade server, storage, communications, and networking equipment are among the applications that can benefit from the excellent high-speed electrical performance provided by the GIG-ARRAY connector system," said Grace Showers, FCI global product manager.
GIG-ARRAY differential pairs nominally provide 100 ohms matched impedance to deliver higher speed performance with less reflected power. The GIG-ARRAY product family can support data rates up to 10 Gb/s. The 296-position connector contains 37 columns with eight individual signal contacts and nine ground contacts in each column, while the 200-position connector contains 25 columns. The use of individual contacts for both signal and ground connections provides more flexibility in handling power or low-speed signals than systems that utilize interleaving ground shields.
All GIG-ARRAY connectors feature FCI's innovative Ball Grid Array (BGA) connector termination for easy attachment to printed circuit boards using conventional reflow soldering processes. The 1mm x 0.65mm BGA grid optimizes PCB trace routing and electrical performance. Lead-free and RoHS-compatible connector options are available.
For more information about GIG-ARRAY connectors, contact FCI at 825 Old Trail Road, Etters, PA 17319-9351; call 800-237-2374, email at electronics.us@fciconnect.com or visit FCI on the web at www.fciconnect.com/gigarray.
About FCI
With operations in 30 countries and sales of 1.3 billion euros in 2006, FCI is a leading manufacturer of connectors. Our 13,500 employees are committed to providing customers with high-quality, innovative products for a wide range of consumer and industrial applications.For more information: www.fciconnect.com
