Amphenol ICC’s Cool Edge Hybrid Power and Signal connectors provide one-piece high speed and high-power card-edge package. These versatile solutions address multiple standards like PCIe, SAS/SATA, and offer multiple BTB configurations such as mezzanine, coplanar, and midplane/backplane. The connectors are designed as open pin field and are hot-plug capable. These connectors feature modular tooling that allows multiple power-signal combinations for vertical configurations. It is also available in right-angle and straddle mount options.
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Cool Edge 0.80 mm Hybrid Power and Signal Connectors
Product Specification for Hybrid Cool Edge Vertical Connector Gen 1.0
Product Application Specification for Vertical Cool Edge Connector
Features
- Power pin pitch at 9.10 mm with current rating of 25 A per pin
- Signal pin pitch at 0.80 mm with current rating of 0.5 A per pin
- Power pins from 2 to 6 and signal pins range from 20 to 200
- Through-hole power pin termination
- Open pin field design
- Vertical, right-angle, and straddle mount configurations for coplanar, mezzanine, and backplane applications
- Built-in guide block option
- Supports 1.6 mm thick mating board
- Slimmer form factor than standard PCIe®
- Supports medium to high power board-to-board applications
- Supports most mating board applications
- Allows flexible power-signal combinations
- Provides higher power through several power layers
- Supports both single-ended and differential pairs with speeds up to 32 Gb/s (or 56 Gb/s PAM4)
- Supports multiple applications ranging from ICT to consumer
- Tolerates misalignment and facilitates blind-mating conditions
- Supports most standard board-to-board applications
- Serves as a space-saving alternative compared to the standard