Connectors sport ten rows

Associate Editor Rick DeMeis takes a look at recent product developments that can ease interconnection concerns

By Rick DeMeis -- Design News, February 2, 1998

Designers and integrators of high-performance, high-density backplanes and daughtercards now have more connector signal paths available. ERNI Components ERmet(reg) series of board-to-backplane Hard Metric connectors features 2-mm pitch contacts in ten rows--eight signal rows and two shield rows, 127 pins per linear inch--with total pin counts up to 250. Three levels (lengths) of contacts are available for sequential mating in hot-swap (live) applications. ERmet uses the company's dual-leaf phosphor bronze contacts for reliable manual or automatic pressfit assembly. The connectors meet the international draft standard IEC 1076-4-101/R, and applications include medical imaging, data acquisition, computers, telecommunications, and controls. ERNI Components: Product Code 4165

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