Amphenol TCS (ATCS) - Crossbow Connector for Orthogonal Midplane Architectures

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Crossbow™

The Crossbow™ connector family provides designers with superior electrical performance up to 20+ Gb/s (Crossbow Matrix) for orthogonal midplane architectures and 12.5 Gb/s (Crossbow 2mm+) for traditional backplane architectures. The Crossbow Matrix connector system provides the first differential connector truly optimized for orthogonal midplane configurations.

	Up to 20+ Gb/s
	XCede technology optimized for orthogonal midplane architectures
	Meets the IEEE 802.3ap v3.2 10GBASE-KR standard with margin
	Demonstrated 100 Ohms ± 5% impedance across an entire link
	Less than 1.5 picoseconds in-pair skew
	Less than 0.6% crosstalk at 50 picoseconds
	4 x 4, 6 x 6, 8 x 8, and 8 x 9 configurations available

Version

Description/
Application

Density

Minimum
Slot Pitch

Crossbow
Matrix
(8 x 8)

8-pairs per column by 8-pairs per row on a 3.6mm pitch

64 differential pass through signal pairs in 1.62 inches²

1.31"
(33,40mm)

Crossbow
Matrix
(6 x 6)

6-pairs per column by 6-pairs per row on a 4mm pitch

36 differential pass through signal pairs in 1.38 inches²

1.25"
(31,75mm)

Crossbow Matrix
(4 x 4)

4-pairs per column by 4-pairs per row on a 4mm pitch

16 differential pass through signal pairs in 0.74 inches²

0.95"
(24,13mm)

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Overview

Module Configuration

Operating Characteristics

Signal Integrity

Simplified Models

Electrical Design Tools

Meeting the IEEE 802.3ap v3.2 10GBASE-KR Standard with Margin

News

Amphenol and FCI Sign Agreements for Next Generation High Speed Backplane Connectors XCede™, Crossbow™, ZipLine™ Connectors to Have Identical Second Sources


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