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STRADA WHISPER BACKPLANE CONNECTORS

Applications

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Servers & Storage

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Switches

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Routers

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Optical Transport

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Wireless infrastructure

Electrical Specifications

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Power Sum FEXT is lower than -50 dB for system

implementation at 12.5 GHz

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Insertion loss is less than 1dB and linear up to 20 GHz

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Individual shielded pairs offer excellent signal integrity / EMI

performance

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Little to no skew through high-speed differential pairs

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Common mode impedance controlled throughout the

connector, including footprint and mating interface

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Superior 25-Gbps electrical performance maintained even

in a 1.5mm unmated condition

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No reliance on noise cancellation, unlike some competitive

products, which can be critical in high-speed applications

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85-Ohm and 100-Ohm versions available

Cabled-Midplane

Orthogonal Midplane

PRODUCT OFFERINGS

TE offers the STRADA Whisper

product family in multiple versions:

standard, orthogonal (for mid-plane

structures), direct plug orthogonal

(DPO) and a cabled version that

allows you to run longer distances

with lower insertion loss than PCB

materials.

• Backplane Configuration

» 4.5mm right-angle receptacle

» 4.5mm vertical header

» 3.9m right-angle receptacle

» 3.9mm vertical header

• Orthogonal Midplane

configuration

» 3.9mm orthogonal right-angle

receptacle

» 3.9mm orthogonal header

• DPO Configuration

» 3.9mm DPO connector

» 3.9mm orthogonal right angle

receptacle

• Cable Assemblies

» 3.9mm cable assembly

• Embedded Cap Receptacles

(in development)

4.5mm products are offered in

100-Ohm and 3.9mm configurations

are offered in 85- and 100-Ohm

versions.

Support Tools:

S-parameter Models

Routing Designs

Application Instructions

Related Links:

Whitepaper

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Frequency, GHz

STRADA Whisper 40" Backplane Link

@12.89GHz

Insertion Loss:

-33.3dB

Power Sum XTalk: -61.0dB

Direct Plug Orthogonal