Supporting 112Gb/s PAM4 Performance
The ExaMAX2® backplane connector system supports 112Gb/s PAM4 industry specifications. It maintains mating interface compatibility with previous ExaMAX products to allow cost/performance flexibility for designers. The mating interface and connector design is optimized to support the demanding electrical and mechanical requirements of 112G systems. ExaMAX2 delivers industry leading SI performance include RL, ILD and reflections.
The innovative beam-on-beam mating interface provides improved SI performance and exceptionally low mating forces
100% backward mating compatible to previous ExaMAX products
Industry leading RL and reflections performance
No resonances before 60GHz
Available in both a 90ohm version and 85ohm version
90ohm nominal impedance version
85ohm nominal impedance version
Beam-on-beam mating interface
One additional signal pin per column
T-top pre-load and protection
Supports multiple system structures
Meets Industry specifications such as OIF 112Gpbs PAM4 and IEEE 100Gbps PAM4
Meets Industry specifications such as PCIe 6.0 and UPI3.0
Provides low crosstalk while eliminating insertion loss resonances
Reduces mating force up to 65% compared to traditional blade and beam designs
Integrates high and low speed signals into the same connector
Protect the beam tip during mating process
Traditional backplane, midplane orthogonal, direct-mate orthogonal, coplanar, mezzanine