Card Edge Connectors Advance PCI Express May 2006 Issue Published Date: May 12, 2006
he company's press-fit, vertical PCI Express card-edge connectors extend the use of high-speed, serial PCI Express architectures to thicker system boards found in server applications. The connectors are ready for use on PCBs ranging in thickness from 2.36 mm to 4.19 mm. They come with industry-standard x4 and x8 links, found in servers, and in a 280-position size for riser cards that provide support for PCI Express, PCI, or PCI-X add-in cards. Connectors are also available in x1 or x16 link widths. Each PCI Express lane provides differential transmit and receive signal pairs that support a 2.5-Gb/s data rate in each direction. Pricing ranges from $0.01 to $0.02 per contact each/2,000. For more details, call FCI USA INC., Etters, PA. (800) 237-2374
