Connector extends system life
November 1st 2007 3M's Metpak brand HSHM Press- Fit B19 connector is designed to give system designers working with VME and CompactPCI backplane systems a cost effective path to higher speed serial input/output protocols, such as PCI Express and RapidIO, without disruptive backplane redesign or need for a 'forklift' upgrade. Highly flexible and modular, 3M believes the new product is the only high speed connector designed to meet the industry standard 2mm hard metric format in accordance with the IEC-61076- 4 101 connector standard. The 3M HSHM connectors use virtual coaxial shielding technology to provide maximum performance with minimal cross-talk and skew, allowing them to plug into existing 2mm hard metric connectors and support PCI Express and RapidIO protocols. Fully compatible designs can be built with fast serial links running up to 5.0Gbps per differential pair. Full compatibility on the back-plane with VME64x, PO VITA 31 and P3 PICMG 2.16 connectors is maintained. More articles from 3M UK Ltd: | 
