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September 8, 2008?Meritec and Cinch have announced the release of NX+, their new PCB SMT receptacle connector offering 20 Gbits/sec per lane performance (80 Gbits/sec for entire 4x connector), which meets the footprint and associated performance requirements of the newly released SFF-8473 specification and its originating SFF-8470 specification.
The companies say electrical system performance is enhanced by having less than 2% total crosstalk throughout the entire connector/cabling interconnect. This receptacle is backward compatible with the widely used SFF-8470 cable assemblies and its mechanical mating interfaces.
The NX+ Connector System was recently selected for the developing Ethernet IEEE-802.3ba CR-4 baseline draft for 40Gbps (4 lanes x 10 Gbits/sec = 40Gbits) 10-meter copper links. The NX+ receptacle is backward compatible with the existing Ethernet IEEE-802.3ak CX-4 specification and exceeds the performance requirements of the IEEE- 802.3ap KR specification.
This 8-differential pair and 24-differential pair connector system is also used for various link aggregation or backbone cable assemblies, and multi-legged fan-out cable assemblies using Category 6A and Category 7A STP cable types with RJ-45 or ARJ-45 connectors that exceed Ethernet IEEE-802.3an specifications.
The NX+ enhanced PCB receptacle connector is used with its SFF-8470 cables that have been thoroughly tested during InfiniBand trade association's PlugFests, and exceed the DDR 5G and QDR 10G per lane specifications. This connector has been proposed in support of the developing QDR (10Gbits) and EDR (20 Gbits) per lane specification. It is used in conjunction with Meritec and Cinch cable assemblies that are listed on the InfiniBand Trade Association's Integrator Product List.
This dual-sourced product is a continuation of the recent technology license covering the Meritec NX InfiniBand Architecture Standard High Speed Cable Assembly product line. Under this license, Cinch has gained access to Meritec's extensive knowledge base and unique construction methodology in the area of high-speed connector and cable design, manufacturing and testing. Each company will independently manufacture and market this connector under the name, NX+.
On the Web: www.meritec.com, and www.cinch.com
