# STRADA Whisper Backplane Connectors

## Overview
The STRADA Whisper family offers high-performance, high-bandwidth backplane connectors, supporting data rates up to 56 Gbps for future system upgrades. They are designed for low noise, low insertion loss, and minimal skew, offering design flexibility and margin.

## Key Features
️· Data Rate: Up to 56 Gbps
️· Impedance Options: 85-Ohm and 100-Ohm versions
️· Signal Integrity: Low noise, low insertion loss, minimal skew.
️· Shielding: Robust C-shaped shields protect signal pins.
️· Mating Separation: Supports 1.5mm unmated condition.
️· Configurations: Backplane, Orthogonal Midplane, Direct Plug Orthogonal (DPO), and Cabled.

## Electrical Specifications
️· Power Sum FEXT: < -50 dB @ 12.5 GHz
️· Insertion Loss: < 1dB up to 20 GHz
️· Superior 25-Gbps electrical performance.

## Mechanical Features
️· Horizontal signal contacts arranged in high-speed differential pairs for zero skew.

️· Six ground connection points per differential pair.
️· 360-degree grounding design with an “orphan” shield for complete shielding.

## Available Configurations
️· Backplane: 4.5mm right-angle/vertical receptacle/header; 3.9mm right-angle/vertical receptacle/header.
️· Orthogonal Midplane: 3.9mm orthogonal right-angle receptacle/header.
️· DPO: 3.9mm DPO connector/orthogonal right-angle receptacle.
️· Cable Assemblies: 3.9mm cable assembly.
️· Embedded Cap Receptacles (in development).

## Support & Resources
️· S-parameter Models
️· Routing Designs
️· Application Instructions
️· [Whitepaper](http://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/documents/datacomm/global/datacomm-backplane-beyond-25g-whitepaper.pdf)

## Contact Information
️· TE Technical Support Center contact details for various regions (USA, Canada, Mexico, Latin/S. America, Germany, UK, France, Netherlands, China).