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Flyover® Cable Technology
High-Density • Design Flexibility • High Reliability

Samtec Flyover® cable technology can help extend signal reach and density to achieve next-gen speeds by routing signals via ultra-low skew twinax cable versus through lossy PCB.

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As bandwidth requirements rapidly increase, Flyover® systems break the constraints of traditional signaling substrate and hardware offerings, resulting in a cost-effective, high-performance and heat efficient answer to the challenges of 56 Gbps bandwidths and beyond.

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Samtec Flyover Cable Technology

ULTRA LOW SKEW
CABLE TECHNOLOGY

  • Ideal for 28–112+ Gbps applications
  • Tight coupling between signal conductors
  • Ultra low skew twinax < 3.5 ps/meter
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Flyover QSFP Cable Systems Flyover® QSFP Cable Systems, Cages, and Heat Sinks

These direct attach Flyover® QSFP cable assemblies improve signal integrity and increase signal path length at higher data rates. QSFP Cages and heat sinks are also available.

Features
  • Compatible with all MSA QSFP pluggables
  • 4 or 8 channel systems
  • Eye Speed® 100 ohm twinax cable
  • PCIe® 6.0 capable
  • Press-fit tails for low speed signals/power to PCB
  • No re-timers required for reduced cost and power consumption
  • Improved thermal dissipation by allowing ICs to be placed in preferred locations
  • Multiple end 2 options available
  • Belly-to-belly mating for maximum density (FQSFP-DD Series)
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NovaRay® NovaRay® 112 Gbps PAM4 Array, Extreme Density Arrays

NovaRay® combines extreme density and performance for this 112 Gbps PAM4 array per channel in 40% less space than traditional arrays.

Features
  • 112 Gbps PAM4 per channel
  • 4.0 Tbps aggregate data rate - 9 IEEE 400G channels
  • PCIe® 6.0 capable
  • Innovative, fully shielded differential pair design enables extremely low crosstalk (beyond 40 GHz) and tight impedance control
  • Two points of contact ensure a more reliable connection
  • 92 Ω solution addresses both 85 Ω and 100 Ω applications
  • Analog Over Array™ capable
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High density Novaray® I/O solutions are in development for the industry’s fastest contact system.

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AcceleRate® AcceleRate® Slim Direct Attach Cable Assemblies

AcceleRate® is the industry's slimmest direct attach cable system with ultra low skew twinax cable for 64 Gbps PAM4 speeds. View the full line of AcceleRate® products.

Features
  • Incredibly slim 7.6 mm width
  • High-density 2-row design
  • Supports 64 Gbps PAM4 (32 Gbps NRZ) applications
  • PCIe® 6.0 capable
  • 34 AWG, 100 Ω Eye Speed® ultra low skew twinax cable
  • 8, 16 and 24 differential pair options available
  • Two rows of high-density contacts directly soldered to the cable
  • Improved signal integrity by eliminating transition board and its variability
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Higher pin counts, higher density and right-angle solutions are in development for the industry’s slimmest high-speed cable system.

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Si-Fly™ Si-Fly™ 112 Gbps, Low-Profile High-Density Cable System

Ultra-high-density, on-package pluggable interconnect that eludes the BGA and enables extreme channel performance to 112 Gbps PAM4 and beyond.

Features
  • 25.6 TB aggregate, path to 51.2 TB
  • PCIe® 6.0 capable
  • On-package, pluggable interconnect
  • Ultra-high density
  • Uses direct connect technology to elude the BGA and route signals directly from the silicon package through a long-reach cable
  • 5x the reach of traditional PCB solutions
  • Copper in development, optical solution on the roadmap
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Extreme channel performance with a pathway to 51.2 TB in 512 lanes at 112 Gbps PAM 4 per lane.

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Firefly™ Micro Flyover System™ FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™

Future-proof system with interchangeability of FireFly™ copper and optical using the same micro connector system for up to 28 Gbps per lane.

Features
  • High-speed performance to 28 Gbps per lane
  • x4 and x12 designs
  • Variety of integral heat sink and End 2 options
  • Interchangeability of copper and optical
  • Micro rugged two-piece connector
  • Extended temperature and PCIe®-Over-Fiber solutions
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ExaMAX® Samtec ExaMAX® High-Speed Backplane System

ExaMAX® high-speed backplane cable assemblies deliver 112 Gbps PAM electrical performance.

Features
  • Enables 112 Gbps PAM4 electrical performance on a 2.00 mm column pitch
  • Utilizes Samtec’s Eye Speed® ultra low skew twinax cable technology for improved signal integrity, increased flexibility and routability
  • 30 and 34 AWG to support various cable lengths
  • Two reliable points of contact with a 2.4 mm contact wipe
  • Highly customizable with modular flexibility
  • Reduce costs due to lower PCB layer counts
  • Wafer design increases isolation for reduced crosstalk; includes one sideband signal per column
  • 16 to 96 staggered differential pairs provide higher data rates
  • Lowest mating force on the market: 0.36 N max per contact
  • Stub free mating
  • Power and Guide Modules available
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ExaMAX® increases architectural flexibility by overcoming the limitations of a traditional connector-to-connector backplane.

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