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STRADA Whisper Connector


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STRADA Whisper

STRADA Whisper Interview at DesignCon 2011

Alex Sharf, Signal Integrity Manager, talks about our STRADA Whisper Connector High Speed Product demonstration at DesignCon 2011. The demonstration shows the TE STRADA Whisper connector in a typical backplane architecture operating at 25 gigabits per second.

As backplane architectures continue to seek out connectors with increased performance, higher data rates, and more headroom, we are on the leading edge of development of such products. We are addressing the industry's requirements with the introduction of the STRADA Whisper connector technology.

The STRADA Whisper connector is the first of the next generation of high speed backplane interconnects offered by TE Connectivity with an industry leading data rate of up to 40 Gb/s. A revolutionary performance upgrade is a result of the extremely low noise characteristics of the individually shielded pairs which provides improved signal integrity and EMI performance over competitive products. The in-row "horizontal" pair orientation enables the STRADA Whisper to have zero skew.

Overall, it is easy to see why the STRADA Whisper connector is a leading edge interconnect offering reduced noise and improved performance over the competition. Very soon the interconnect system pathway will become a lot clearer with the introduction of the STRADA Whisper connector.

    Key Features
  • 25 - 40 Gb/s performance
  • Individual shielded pairs facilitate excellent signal integrity and EMI performance
  • Connector noise < 1% @ 20 ps signal edge rate
  • Insertion loss - < 1dB and flat past 15 GHz
  • Skewless
  • Optimized PCB footprint design
  • High degree of signal balance throughout the connector
  • Press-fit termination to printed circuit board
  • Backplane uses eye of needle (EON) press-fit technology
  • Compatible with existing card cage and connector mechanical envelopes
  • Redundant points of contact in mating interface
    Applications
  • Designed for High Speed Applications that require data rates up to 40 Gb/s with superior signal integrity performance

    • Servers: Blade, Rack Mount and Mainframe
    • Switches: Stackable, Carrier Grade, Core, Edge and Metro Ethernet
    • Routers: Edge, Core, Enterprise Class, Carrier Grade Ethernet, Broadband Remote access Aggregation Server (BRAS), and Multi Service Edge
    • Optical Transport: Carrier Grade Optical, Metro Wave Division Multi-plexing (WDM), Optical Multi-Service Provisioning, Long Haul Optical, and Optical Line Terminals (OLT)

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