NEW ALBANY, Ind. – Samtec USA in New Albany, Ind., is introducing the HSEC6-DV micro edge card connector for signal integrity performance and high cycle life for artificial intelligence (AI) embedded computing hardware designs.
The HSEC6-DV micro edge card connector supports 64-gigabit-per-second PAM4 (32-gigabit-per-second NRZ) applications and are PCI Express 6.0 capable. It serves as the interconnect between the motherboard and add-in cards.
HSEC6-DV complies with SFF-TA-1002 x4 (1C), x8 (2C), x16 (4C and 4C+). The edge card socket strip is available with 28, 42, 70, and 84 positions per row, and mates with 1.6-millimeter-thick cards. Optional weld tabs provide extra mechanical strength of the connector to the circuit card.
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The HSEC6-DV micro edge card connector is RoHS compliant, lead-free solderable, is rated at 240 volts AC, and the current rating is 1.92 amps with 2 pins energized.
Mating cable assemblies also are PCI Express 6.0 compatible, supporting 64-gigabit-per-second PAM4 applications. The cable is 34 AWG Samtec Eye Speed ultra-low skew twinax. GC6 cable assemblies are available in 28, 42, and 70 positions, and are standard with 100-Ohm differential pair signal routing.
For more information contact Samtec online at www.samtec.com.
