Press Release

Amphenol TCS expands the XCede Platform with XCede HD

Nashua, NH, February 1, 2010 – Amphenol TCS, the leading provider of high performance backplane interconnect systems, today announced an addition to the XCede® connector platform - XCede® HD

Introduced in 2007, the XCede® family is the industry's leading high performance backplane interconnect system with a multitude of derivatives now shipping including 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.

"We are very excited to introduce the most recent extension of our industry leading connector platform XCede®. XCede® HD leverages the same innovative technologies that have lead to the tremendous success of standard XCede®, while supporting system and chassis design requirements where density is critical", said Mark St. Hilaire, Amphenol's XCede® product line manager." XCede® HD complies with the Hard Metric form factor requirements outlined in EN 61076-4-101:2001 without compromising the exceptional mechanical robustness and electrical performance provided by our standard XCede® connector. XCede® HD compliments our existing suite of connector types to round out the most widely adopted and broadest backplane interconnect offered in the market today."

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.

Demonstrations
Amphenol TCS will exhibit February 2-3 at the International Engineering Consortium's (IEC) DesignCon 2010 conference; Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara California.

Media Contact:
Mark St. Hilaire
Product Line Manager
Amphenol TCS
marketing@amphenol-tcs.com
603.879.3000

About Amphenol TCS
Amphenol TCS (ATCS) is a division of Amphenol Corporation. Amphenol TCS is the leader in high-speed, high-density connection systems, designing and manufacturing the industry's leading high-speed, high-density connectors and backplane systems for application in the networking, communications, storage, and computer markets. Amphenol is one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world. The company designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, coaxial and flat-ribbon cable, and interconnect systems. For more information, visit www.amphenol-tcs.com.