Fujitsu Components Europe B.V.

Fujitsu Adds Differential Right-Angle Copper Connector for High-Speed Coplanar

Hoofddorp, October 19, 2004 — Fujitsu Components Europe, B.V. today expanded the packaging options of its internal microGiGaCN™ (FCN-260) mezzanine connector offering by releasing a high-speed differential signal, right-angle SMT plug connector. With this latest addition, the microGiGaCN series now accommodates co-planar and perpendicular board-to-board connections, in addition to 8mm through and 14mm stacking (mezzanine) applications.

The new FCN-268M***-G/*D right-angle plug provides a cost-effective, high-speed internal interconnect for high-end and low-end servers, networking, medical and test equipment. Tested at speeds from 622MB up to 10GB per channel over standard FR-4 material, the RoHS-compliant device meets the current and future signal speed requirements of InfiniBand®, 10G Ethernet, Serial Attached SCSI™, PCI Express, and SATA2.

Based on a modified strip-line structure in which each signal-pair contacts are isolated by a ground blade, the connector has 100 ohms impedance matching and near-end crosstalk of 3% or less at 50ps rise time. The new right-angle plug is currently available in 12, 24, and 36 differential pairs with 0.75mm signal-to-ground contact pitch and 1.5mm signal-to-signal contact pitch. The SMT leads feature a 0.5mm-pitch and are lead- and solder-free.

In addition to the internal mezzanine connectors, Fujitsu’s microGiGaCN series also includes I/O devices and copper/optical modules. The I/O devices have been adopted by InfiniBand (4x and 12x), Serial Attached SCSI (4 lane), SATA-2 (4 lane), 10G Ethernet CX-4 (4 lane), and 10G Fiber Channel (4 lane and 12 lane).

The new FCN-268M***-G/*D right-angle plug is available immediately.

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Fujitsu Components Europe B.V. is responsible for managing the sales, marketing and distribution of its connectors, relays, KVM switches, touch panels, thermal printer mechanisms, keyboards, and pointing and input devices, in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Primary customers include large original equipment manufacturers and resellers of a broad range of electronic equipment for various industries. The company is headquartered in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands and has representatives all over Europe. For product information, contact Fujitsu via telephone at +31 23 556.0910 or by email info@fceu.fujitsu.com
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