These Edge Rate® rugged high-speed connector strips feature contacts optimized for signal integrity performance, increased durability and cycle life.
Samtec’s Edge Rate® contact system is designed for high speed, high cycle applications. The surface of the Edge Rate® contact is milled creating a smooth mating surface area instead of a stamped contact that mates on a cut edge. This smooth mating surface reduces the wear tracks on the contact increasing the durability and cycle life of the contact system. It also lowers insertion and withdrawal forces allowing the connectors to be zippered when unmating.
Edge Rate® contacts optimized for signal integrity performance
1.5 mm contact wipe
Robust when “zippered” during unmating
Up to 56 Gbps PAM4 performance
0.50 mm, 0.635 mm or 0.80 mm pitch systems
Stack heights from 5 mm to 18 mm
Extremely slim 2.5 mm body width on 0.635 mm pitch system
0.50 mm pitch system for up to 40% PCB space savings vs 0.80 mm pitch system
Latching, differential pair and extended guide post options
360º shielding available (ERM8-S)
SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing
Positions: Up to 200
Stack Height: 7 mm–18 mm
Final Inch® break out region data available
Rugged Edge Rate® contact
Smooth broad milled contact surface for increased wear life
1.5 mm contact wipe
56 Gbps PAM4 performance
High mating cycles to 1,000
Rugged Edge Rate® contact
Smooth broad milled contact surface for increased wear life
1.5 mm contact wipe
56 Gbps PAM4 performance
High mating cycles to 1,000
SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing
Positions: Up to 200
Stack Height: 7 mm–18 mm
Final Inch® break out region data available
360º shielding available (ERF8-S)
Latching and extended guide post options
Rugged Edge Rate® contact
Smooth broad milled contact surface for increased wear life
28 Gbps performance
High mating cycles to 500
Positions: Up to 150
Latching and differential pair with hot swap options
Latching and extended guide post options
28 Gbps performance
High mating cycles to 500
Positions: Up to 150
Rugged Edge Rate® contact
Smooth broad milled contact surface for increased wear life
Latching, extended guide post with shield and differential pair options
28 Gbps performance
High mating cycles to 100
Positions: Up to 150
Rugged Edge Rate® contact
Smooth broad milled contact surface for increased wear life
Extended guide post with shield available
Rugged Edge Rate® contact
Smooth broad milled contact surface for increased wear life
28 Gbps performance
High mating cycles to 100
Positions: Up to 150
Stack Height: 7, 9, 12 and 16 mm
360º metal shielding for reduced EMI
Available with extended guide post
High mating cycles to 1,000
56 Gbps PAM4 performance
Rugged Edge Rate® contacts optimized for signal integrity performance
1.5 mm contact wipe
Single-ended or differential pair signal routing
Positions: 20–60
Available with extended guide post
360º metal shielding for reduced EMI
High mating cycles to 1,000
56 Gbps PAM4 performance
Rugged Edge Rate® contacts optimized for signal integrity performance
1.5 mm contact wipe
Positions: 20–60
Stack Height: 7, 9, 12 and 16 mm
Rugged Edge Rate® contact
Smooth broad milled contact surface for increased wear life
28 Gbps performance
1 mm contact wipe
High mating cycles to 250
Positions: Up to 150
Stack height: 7.00 mm–12.00 mm
Final Inch® break out region data available
Rugged Edge Rate® contact
Smooth broad milled contact surface for increased wear life
28 Gbps performance
1 mm contact wipe
High mating cycles to 250
Positions: Up to 150
Stack height: 7.00 mm–12.00 mm
Final Inch® break out region data available
Rugged Edge Rate® contact
28 Gbps performance
Positions: Up to 100
Smooth broad milled contact surface for increased wear life
Slim 2.5 mm body width
2-row design; 10–60 positions per row (20–120 total positions)
Edge Rate® contact system optimized for signal integrity performance
Supports 56 Gbps PAM4 (28 Gbps NRZ) applications
0.90 mm contact wipe
Passed 10 year Mixed Flowing Gas (MFG) testing. See ERF6 report below.
5 mm stack height
J lead for standard processing
Additional stack heights in development
Additional stack heights in development
J lead for standard processing
2-row design; 10–60 positions per row (20–120 total positions)
Edge Rate® contact system optimized for signal integrity performance
Supports 56 Gbps PAM4 (28 Gbps NRZ) applications
0.90 mm contact wipe
Passed 10 year Mixed Flowing Gas (MFG) testing. See ERM6 report below.
5 mm stack height
Slim 2.5 mm body width
Accommodates blind mating in perpendicular applications
Mates with GPPK Series guide post
Use with PCB thickness of .062" (1.60 mm) to .125" (3.18 mm)
Pairs with most high-speed connector strips and arrays
Accommodates blind mating in perpendicular applications
Mates with GPSK guide post socket
Pairs with most high-speed connector strips and arrays
