Power Connectors and Systems

High power connectors and rugged connector interconnects up to 60 A, available in small form factors and elevated designs with power blades or individually shrouded power pins.


Power Mate® and Mini Mate® SystemsHigh Power Isolated Connectors, Power Mate® and Mini Mate® Systems

High power isolated connectors, board-to-board power socket and terminal strips with individually shrouded contacts.

Features
  • Power Mate® system with polarized guide posts
  • Mini Mate® system with reliable Tiger Buy™ contacts
  • Individually shrouded contacts
  • Elevated stack heights
Products
V
  • IPBT
  • IPS1
  • IPT1
  • IPBS
Power Mate® and Mini Mate® Systems

Flexible Power Stacking SystemsFlexible Power Stacking Systems

Standard and high-temp connector strips with Power Eye contacts for applications up to 15 A per pin.

Features
  • Three-finger BeCu power eye contact
  • Flexible stack heights and pin counts
  • Standard and high-temp systems
  • Rugged locking clip option
Products
V
  • FHP
  • FWJ
  • HFWJ
  • JW
  • HPF
  • HPM
  • HPW
Flexible Power Stacking Systems

mPOWER® Ultra Micro Power ConnectorsmPOWER® Ultra Micro Power Connectors

Micro 2.00 mm pitch power blade interconnects with up to 18 Amps for board-to-board, cable-to-board and board-to-board applications.

Features
  • One product family that supports cable-to-board, cable-to-cable and cable-to-panel applications
  • Up to 18 A per blade
  • 40% space savings compared to traditional power systems
  • 2 – 10 power blades on a 2.00 mm pitch
  • 5 mm to 16 mm, 18 mm & 20 mm stack heights
  • Discrete wire cable assemblies, with rugged latching, simplify board layout and deliver power directly to active components in the system
Products
V
  • UMPT
  • UMPT-RA
  • UMPS
  • GPSO
  • UMPC
  • UMPCT
  • IMPC
  • IMPCC
  • CC489
  • UMPI
  • UMPIT
  • UMPE
  • UMPET
  • IMPE
  • IMPEC
  • TC146
mPOWER® Ultra Micro Power Connectors

PowerStrip™ High-Power SystemsPowerStrip™ High-Power Systems

High-power systems for performance up to 58.7 A per contact.

Features
  • Current Rating: 23 A - 58.7 A per power blade
  • Right-angle and vertical orientations
  • Power/Signal combos available
  • Cable assemblies available
  • "Hinged" for unique mating in any orientation from 0° to 90° and space confined applications
  • Optional locking clips or screw downs
  • Ideal for blind mating
  • Space saving
  • Up to 10 total power blades
Products
V
  • PES
  • PET
  • MPS
  • MPT
  • MPPT
  • FMPS
  • FMPT
  • UPS
  • UPT
  • UPPT
PowerStrip™ High-Power Systems

XCede® HD Power Module ConnectorsXCede® HD Power Module Connectors

Small form factor power module connectors for use as a standalone power solution or with XCede® HD connectors for micro backplane and traditional backplane applications.

Features
  • Up to 11.4 A per contact
  • Standalone power solution or use with XCede® HD backplane connectors
  • 4, 6 or 8 contacts per power module depending on body height
  • Choice of contact wipe - 4.5 mm or 5.5 mm
  • Vertical socket and right-angle terminal
  • Press-fit tails for a secure connection to the board
Products
V
  • HPTS
  • HPTT
XCede® HD Power Module Connectors

ExaMAX® Power Module ConnectorsExaMAX® Power Module Connectors

Small form factor power module connectors for use as a standalone power solution or with ExaMAX® connectors for micro backplane and traditional backplane applications.

Features
  • Up to 17.3 A per contact
  • Standalone power solution or use with ExaMAX® backplane connectors
  • 4 total contacts per power module
  • Right-angle terminal, vertical or right-angle socket
  • Pin staging available
Products
V
  • EPTS
  • EPTT
ExaMAX® Power Module Connectors

EXTreme Ten60Power™EXTreme Ten60Power™ 60 Amp Power Connectors

60 amp power connectors featuring a modular high power and signal combo for coplanar and right-angle board-to-board applications. Designed as a high-current and lower profile interconnect than existing connectors, EXTreme Ten60Power™ interconnects provide maximum current-to-length ratio packaged in a low 10 mm height housing that enhances airflow within the system.

Features
  • Performance to 60 A per power blade
  • Rugged 10 mm low profile design (right-angle orientation)
  • 3 or 5 signal rows in the same form factor
  • Available with 0 to 40 signal pins
  • Up to 20 total DC power blades or 12 total AC power blades
  • AC-DC power combos and split power options available
  • Press-fit tails option for ease of board termination (ET60S only)
  • Modules can be configured to accommodate most any design
  • For coplanar or perpendicular applications
  • Hot plug option available
Products
V
  • ET60S
  • ET60T
EXTreme Ten60Power™

EXTreme LPHPower™EXTreme LPHPower™

High-power, low profile system.

Features
  • Performance to 30 A per power blade
  • Extremely low 7.50 mm profile (right-angle)
  • Double stacked power blades for high-density
  • Socket mates with standard .062" (1.60 mm) PCB card
Products
V
  • LPHS
  • LPHT
EXTreme LPHPower™

Artificial Intelligence. Or, the intelligence of computers. It’s all around us, but I think it’s important to remember that this intelligence is driven by human intelligence. It’s the human innovation behind […] The post Artificial Intelligence: How to Manage High Amounts of Dat...
Our modern industrial world depends on raw materials. Whether oil, steel or cotton, raw materials have been of huge importance to the development of the industriaized world. While these physical […] The post Connectors for HPC and Supercomputing appeared first on The Samtec Blog....
Nvidia had its annual GTC gathering of AI developers, fans, media, and gamers recently. The newly announced Nvidia Blackwell platform is scheduled for release in late 2024/early 2025. Blackwell will […] The post From AI to SI: Samtec Participates on Two Upcoming Webinars appeared...
There are several Advantages of Being a Samtec Co-Op, but at the heart of the Samtec Co-Op program, the main goal is to foster, nurture, and provide engaging, hands on […] The post An Interview with Business Co-Op’s at Samtec appeared first on The Samtec Blog....
OFC, the Optical Fiber Communications Conference, is all about optical networking and communications. Samtec was front and center showcasing 224 Gbps PAM4 solutions, next-generation transceivers for optical and copper, CXL-over-optics, […] The post Cutting Edge Copper and Optical...