Rugged
Contact Systems
Rugged Contact Systems
High-Reliability • High Mating Cycles • Design Flexibility
Tiger Eye™, Samtec’s most rugged contact system rated to 1,000+ mating cycles, features multiple points of contact for high-reliability in board-to-board, discrete wire and IDC cable assemblies with a variety of ruggedizing options. Rugged Edge Rate® contacts are optimized for high speeds to 56 Gbps PAM4 and designed for increased wear life. Micro Mate™ discrete wire systems offer design flexibility for cable-to-cable, cable-to-board and panel-to-board applications.
Rugged Tiger Eye™ SystemsRugged, High-Speed, High Reliability Connector, Tiger Eye™ Systems
This rugged, high cycle, high reliability connector system features Samtec's Tiger Eye™ contact system.
Features
- High-reliability Tiger Eye™ three-finger BeCu contact system
- Optional locking and latching systems for higher withdrawal force
- Extended Life Product™ testing available
- Standard and cost-saving designs
1.00 mm Pitch Micro Mate™1.00 mm Pitch Micro Mate™ Discrete Wire System
Space saving discrete wire system that supports cable-to-board, cable-to-cable and cable-to-panel applications.
Features
- One product family that supports cable-to-board, cable-to-cable and cable-to-panel applications
- Extremely small form factor compared to other 28 AWG assemblies
- Rugged single or double latching for a solid connection
- Panel mount version fits .033" - .090" panel thickness
- Crimp-style dual leaf contact system
- 2 through 20 total contacts (single row)
- 4 through 40 total contacts (double row)
- 28 or 30 AWG wire
- Teflon™ fluoropolymer wire available for high temp or halogen free applications
- Extremely low profile, right-angle board mount connector/cable mate
- Available as components or complete assemblies
- Assembly tooling available
- Vertical and right-angle PCB connectors
- PVC or Teflon™ fluoropolymer cable
- Assembly tooling available (Visit samtec.com/tooling)
Edge Rate®Edge Rate® Connector Strips
Rugged Edge Rate® contact systems optimized for signal integrity performance.
Features
- 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
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