Amphenol Corporation is one of the world's largest manufacturers of electronic and fiber optic connectors, cable, cable assembly and interconnect systems, providing a full-spectrum of solutions for the converging technologies of voice, video and data communications, industrial/automotive and military/aerospace. With a long history of delivering innovation and value, Amphenol provides the right connections "inside and outside the box."

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XCede® HD
Product Category: Interconnect Technologies and Components

Product Description: XCede® is the industry's leading high performance backplane interconnect system. Introduced in 2007, the XCede family has been built out to include right angle, mezzanine, co-planar, and I/O products in both 100 and 85 ohm impedance. Price and performance are scalable from 3Gb/s to beyond 25Gb/s through the use of the LC version, the standard version, and even higher performing derivatives.

XCede HD is the newest member of the XCede family, packaging the same industry leading electrical performance into a 35% smaller form factor. In addition, XCede HD is compatible with Hard Metric design practices. Similar to the XCede family, XCede HD will be available in multiple configurations.

If you have a challenging backplane system design, contact Amphenol-TCS and let us "XCede" your expectations for engineering and sales support.

ExpressPort^TM
Product Category: Interconnect Technologies and Components

The ExpressPort^TM line of products takes I/O data communications to the next level of high-speed electrical performance and reliability required by the Networking, Telecom, Datacom and Storage markets. The ExpressPort^TM SFP+ connectors and cages are available in all configurations including single port, 1xN ganged and 2xN stacked configurations. Enhanced connector performance in both the SMT single connectors and stacked pressfit versions integral to the 2xN cages provide gigabit data transmission with margin to 10+ Gbps with a more linear impedance profile. This minimizes reflections and provides a 10 to 20 dB improvement in NEXT, enabling the use of longer copper SFP+ cables and improved PCB routing, resulting in an overall improved performance. Additional features include light pipes, heat sinks and both flexible metal finger or elastomeric EMI sealing gaskets.

"EXF" 85 and 100 ohm SkewClear Cables
Product Category: Interconnect Technologies and Components

Constructed with center drain wire and small diameter foam PE, the 85 and 100 ohm Spectra-Strip EXF family has flat frequency response up to 20GHz,depending on AWG size. Standard constructions are 1X, 4X, 8X, and 12X in 31 AWG through 24 AWG. Single pair versions are also available for internal applications where flexibility is a must. Also, new "Side Drain" EXF SkewClear Cables bring connector termination advantages to the cable assembler by making it possible to reduce pair strip length, thus reducing impedance discontinuity and crosstalk. "Side Drain" EXF cables are available with solid PE dielectric for maximum pair to pair attenuation stability.