STRADA WHISPER Backplane Connectors Blinding Speeds The STRADA Whisper backplane family was designed with your end customers need for high-performing, high-bandwidth systems in mind. Its revolutionary design transfers data at blinding speeds of 56 Gbps and offers unparalleled scalability up to 112 Gbpsallowing you to achieve efficient future system upgrades without costly backplane or midplane redesigns. Performance Matters The STRADA Whisper product family operates with extremely low noise, low insertion loss and little to no skewall of which provide system architects with design flexibility and high design margin. Specific versions are available for 100-Ohm and 85-Ohm applications so you dont have to compromise on total system impedance design. Mechanically, the STRADA Whisper connector family mirrors most high-speed backplane connectors in the market for easy implementation. It differentiates itself through folded signal pins surrounded by strong, protective C-shaped shields, which make the product family one of the most robust offerings in the market. Additionally, the connector footprint keeps crosstalk down and the overall connector design uses latest eye-of-needle (EON) technology. Your Design Partner For 112 Gbps Architectures To ensure smooth transitions from 10 Gbps to 112 Gbps systems using the STRADA Whisper connector, TE Connectivity (TE) can assign a team of expertscomprised of our best signal integrity and mechanical engineersto help you develop a solution that fits right into your architecture. Whether its traditional backplane, orthogonal midplane, direct plug orthogonal, or a cabled-backplane system, TE can tailor the STRADA Whisper product portfolio to best fit and enable your system architecture. DATA AND DEVICES /// STRADA WHISPER BACKPLANE CONNECTORSSTRADA WHISPER BACKPLANE CONNECTORS PRODUCT OFFERINGS Applications Servers & Storage TE off ers the STRADA Whisper product family in multiple versions: Switches standard, orthogonal (for mid-plane Routers structures), direct plug orthogonal Optical Transport (DPO) and a cabled version that Wireless infrastructure allows you to run longer distances with lower insertion loss than PCB materials. Backplane Confi guration 4.5mm right-angle receptacle 4.5mm vertical header 3.9m right-angle receptacle 3.9mm vertical header Orthogonal Midplane Orthogonal Midplane Cabled-Midplane Direct Plug Orthogonal confi guration 3.9mm orthogonal right-angle receptacle Electrical Specifi cations 3.9mm orthogonal header Power Sum FEXT is lower than -50 dB for system DPO Confi guration implementation at 12.5 GHz 3.9mm DPO connector Insertion loss is less than 1dB and linear up to 20 GHz 3.9mm orthogonal right angle Individual shielded pairs off er excellent signal integrity / EMI receptacle performance Cable Assemblies Little to no skew through high-speed diff erential pairs 3.9mm cable assembly Common mode impedance controlled throughout the 3.9mm right angle cable connector, including footprint and mating interface assembly Superior 25-Gbps electrical performance maintained even 4.5mm products are off ered in in a 1.5mm unmated condition 100-Ohm and 3.9mm confi gurations are off ered in 85- and 100-Ohm No reliance on noise cancellation, unlike some competitive versions. products, which can be critical in high-speed applications and the presence of uncontrollable system skew Support Tools: S-parameter Models 85-Ohm and 100-Ohm versions available Routing Designs Application Instructions STRADA Whisper 40 Backplane Link 0 Related Links: Whitepaper -20 -40 -60 12.89GHz -80 Insertion Loss: -33.3dB Power Sum XTalk: -61.0dB -100 0224 68 10 12 14 16 18 0 Frequency, GHz DATA AND DEVICES /// STRADA WHISPER BACKPLANE CONNECTORS PAGE 2 Magnitude, dB