Connector portfolio expanded with 80 & 90 position offerings

17th December 2013

FCI

Staff Reporter

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Facilitating high speed performance of up to 5Gb, the range of MezzoStak Mezzanine connectors from FCI has been expanded to include 80 and 90 position offerings. The new variations feature stub-less contact interface, supporting PCIeGen2 compatibility, and this, coupled with the 5Gb speed, enable the connectors to support communications and networking applications with higher signal transmission.

The connector's hermaphroditic “mate-to-itself” design reduces product mix and simplifies connector selection, documentation and component maintenance. This allows engineers to significantly reduce cost and time spent in the design and maintenance phase. In addition, this design catalyzes the consolidation of part numbers and components, which helps to increase the relative volume of this connector category and further drive down manufacturing cost. The consolidation also alleviates supply chain and inventory burdens for electronics component distributors and manufacturers alike. The cost savings that FCI’s MezzoStak Mezzanine connectors provide make them a viable low cost alternative to high-speed mezzanine connectors across many industries.

The four guidance “scoops” integrated in their design permit easy mating and precise connections even when mis-aligned. Their polarization feature also eliminates the chance of mis-mating and prevents errors in Printed Circuit Board (PCB) placement. This helps OEMs to save assembly time during the production stage and accelerate time-to-market. This also safeguards the quality of end products by reducing assembly errors.

Designers can also save real estate on the PCB, with the 0.5mm fine pitched, high density mezzanine connectors being compact. This space-optimizing feature allows design engineers to use the freed PCB space to integrate more functions or boost existing performance, while still retaining an overall compact design.

“Cost savings, easy mating and space optimization have always been behind the MezzoStak Mezzanine connectors’ huge success and popularity across different industries,” commented Fabrizio Stango, Commercial Portfolio Director at FCI. “By building on these connectors’ core value propositions and expanding our product offerings with the 80 and 90 position variations, we hope to boost this product family’s applicability and ensure that these connector solutions will continue to stay relevant in today’s rapidly developing technology and industrial sectors.”