Board-Level Connectors

ROBUST, VERSATILE AND HIGH CURRENT PERFORMANCE Minitek® Pwr 4.2 High Current Connector (HCC) is designed for power applications with current rating up to 13A per contact and wire gauge range from 30AWG-16AWG for wire-to-wire and wire-to-board applications. It is available in 2 to 24 circuits for dual row and 3 to 5 circuits for single row.

Amphenol introduces the Gen 5, Minitek® 12VHPWR connector system. This new introduction CEM 5.0 PCI Express® 12V-2x6 auxiliary power connector and cable assembly support the 600W GPU cards. The 12V-2x6 auxiliary power connector is not designed to mate with legacy PCI Express® 2x3 and 2x4 12V Auxiliary Power connectors.

Amphenol's MXM connector is a high-density PCIe® solution that supports next-generation server system architectures. These are non-proprietary, industry standard sockets. This helps to upgrade the graphics processor in a device, without changing the whole system or relying on proprietary vendor upgrades.

Amphenol's MXM connector is a high-density PCIe® solution that supports next-generation server system architectures. These are non-proprietary, industry-standard sockets. With 0.50mm pitch and 314 contacts, the MXM 3.0 connector supports 16 lanes of PCI Express® signal performance with smaller board space.

G14 Series OCuLink connectors are internal and external Small Form Factor PCIe connectors and cables optimized for the client and mobile market segments, while suitable for various datacom, consumer, and industrial applications. The OCulink standard, which is 85Ω version, accommodates SAS 4.0 (24Gb/s) and PCIe 4.0 (16Gb/s) signaling needs and enables optical and copper technology to coexist.

Amphenol's PCIe® Gen 4 M.2 1A connectors provide 67 contacts on 0.50mm pitch and signal transmission speed of 16Gb/s. It occupies less board space, offers more connector height options. It is designed for PCIe® 4.0 1A applications, making it suitable for tablets, laptops and low profile storage and server applications.

Mini Cool Edge is a 0.60mm high-density, high-speed card edge connector for new-generation small form factor systems. This fine-pitch solution offers multiple BTB applications like right-angle, mezzanine, and coplanar connectors. Cable options are available for a complete interconnect solution.

Amphenol's PCIe® M.2 Gen 3 and Gen 4 connectors provide 67 contacts on 0.50mm pitch. It occupies less board space, offers more connector height options, and supports higher data rates compared to PCIe® Mini Card connector. It is designed for PCIe® 3.0, USB 3.0, and SATA 3.0 applications, making it suitable for tablets, laptops, and low-profile storage and server applications.

Amphenol's PCIe® M.2 Gen 5 Connectors provide 67 contacts on 0.50mm pitch. It occupies less board space, offers more connector height options, and supports higher data rates compared to PCIe® Mini Card connector. It is designed for PCIe® Gen 5, making it suitable for tablets, laptops, and low-profile storage and server applications.

Amphenol's 1.0mm pitch DirectAttached™ CEM (DA CEM) is a hybrid card edge solution with high-speed signal pins designed to directly attach to the cable to eliminate PCB trace loss and press-fit termination type power pins for better rework. Amphenol has tooled Gen 5 DA CEM with configurations available for X8 and X16, at 32GT/s data rate to meet PCIe® Gen 5.

The PCIe® Gen 5 Flip CEM is a new 1.0mm pitch vertical card edge connector that follows PCIe® standard mating interface. It is designed with a different footprint because the contacts are “JJ” type or “LL” contacts which provide maximum savings of up to 19.5% in keepout area. The current Flip CEM supports 32GT/s (Gen 5) and the mating side supports backward compatibility with PCIe® 4/3/2/1 card.

Amphenol's 1.00mm pitch, vertical card edge connectors enable PCI Express® (PCIe®) signaling from 2.5Gb/s (Gen 1) and 5Gb/s (Gen 2) up to 8Gb/s (Gen 3) per differential signal pair. A modular design of these connectors allows standard pin counts like 36, 64, 98, 164, and 280.

PCIe® Gen 4 and Gen 5 connectors outperform industry-standard PCIe® 4.0 and 5.0 (Proposed) requiring higher speed performance. The optimized series supports backward mating and is footprint compatible with PCIe 3/2/1. Amphenol's expansive range of vertical PCIe® Gen 4 and Gen 5 connectors will include options for SMT, through-hole solder, press-fit (PF), and straddle mount terminations.

Amphenol PCIe® Gen 6 connectors exceed industry standard PCIe® 6.0 performance requirements. These 1.00mm pitch, vertical card edge connectors enable all generations of PCI Express® signaling in desktop PCs, workstations, and servers, Industrial PCs, embedded systems, routers, automotive infotainment systems, and respirators.

The PCI Express® Gen 6 DirectAttached™ CEM Card Edge Connectors from Amphenol offer superior performance for next-generation systems. The 1.0mm pitch DirectAttached™ CEM (DA CEM) is a hybrid card edge solution with high-speed signal pins designed to directly attach to the cable, limiting PCB trace loss and features press-fit termination power pins for improved rework.

The PCI Express® Gen 6 Flip CEM Card Edge Connectors offer a new 1.0mm pitch vertical card edge connector designed in line with PCIe® mating interface standards. Unique to this model are the “JJ” and “LL” contact types, which allow for a 19.5% keep-out area savings. Capable of supporting 64GT/s (Gen 6), its backward-compatible design ensures compatibility with PCIe® 5/4/3/2/1 cards.

PHEN/PHEC is a series of 1.27mm pitch board-to-board products that can tolerate a maximum misalignment of 1.3mm between the plug and receptacle. This ensures no damage to the housing or contact during angular mating. The tolerance is the result of the robustness of the housing design.

VERSATILE DESIGN FOR DEMANDING APPLICATIONS Amphenol's PV® solution is a versatile and modular system able to meet all the board-to-board, board-to-wire, and wire-to-wire applications where high density outstanding electrical and mechanical performances are required.

FCI Basics Quickie® is a complete solution for flat cable-to-board connections using 2.54mm pitch IDC technology. The highly durable and cost-saving connectors come with specialized features in polarization, plating, and structure. Headers are low profile and come in shrouded versions with or without eject latches. Receptacles have strain relief covers for precise alignment.

This series, utilizing RADSOK® socket contact technology for right angle power-to-board application, compact footprint, metal square, press-fit high power connector. With five sizes ranging from 2.4mm, 3.0mm, 3.6mm, 4.8mm, and 5.7mm contact sizes and up to 120 amps possible with a standard operating temperature from -40°C to +125°C.