eHSD® Connector

Amphenol's eHSD® connector is a shielded, high-density, high-speed press-fit connector system optimized for differential pair architectures.

• eHSD is designed to support up to 10 Gbps backplane designs
• eHSD is fully backwards compatible with VHDM-HSD delivering as much as 10 dB lower crosstalk
• Modular design allows all the features and functionality required in a system to be integrated in a single robust connector
• 38 real differential pairs per linear inch

Version	Real Signals Pairs	Minimum Slot Pitch
eHSD 8-Row	38 real differential pairs per linear inch (15 real differential pairs per 10mm)	22mm

System Upgrades Made Easy
Scale systems to next generation speeds without costly re-designs. The eHSD connector supports higher data rates with a 3-5X reduction in wafer-to-wafer crosstalk. Insertion loss at 10 GHz is < 2 dB.

With an identical mating interface and envelope, the eHSD connector is fully backwards mate compatible with existing VHDM-HSD slots. Designers can use eHSD to extend the life of existing designs, reduce development costs and speed higher performance systems to market.

Optimize Performance
VHDM-HSD™ is formatted with the same modularity features and full breadth of component solutions as the single-ended version, VHDM®. Thismodularity and its inherent design flexibility allows designers to incorporate both differential and single-ended requirements in the same connector and
optimize system designs.

Create customized slot configurations by mixing any combination of the VHDM, VHDM-HSD and eHSD modules on the same rear organizing stiffener.

• VHDM-HSD™ - high-speed differential signals
• eHSD® - up to 10 Gbps performance
• VHDM® - single-ended, high-density connectors
• VHDM® H-Series - single-ended, high-density with greater signal integrity
• VHDM® L-Series - single-ended, shieldless for low-speed connectors