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STRADA WHISPER BACKPLANE CONNECTORS

Mechanical

RECEPTACLE

HEADER ASSEMBLY

Housing

Orphan Shield

(Flat Ground)

C Shield

Six ground

connection points

Fig. 1. Close up of signal contacts

Horizontal-Shield

Springs

360-Shield

Springs

Wide Paddle Tips

Tabs on the sides of C-shield assure that

ground contacts have at least a 2.5mm

wipe, which helps maintain electrical

performance with

1.5mm of unmate

condition.

Signal contacts are arranged horizontally in high-

speed differential pairs for zero skew. This makes

your board design simpler, while increasing signal

integrity performance and saving board space.

Each differential pair is surrounded by six ground

connection points.

Connector allows for 1.5mm worth of

mating separation (between both the

ground and signal) through TE’s patented

C-shaped, 360-grounding design, which

includes an extra “orphan” shield at the

bottom of the horizontal stack of contacts

for complete shielding. The 360-ground

shield provides high signal integrity margin,

(electrical margin) granting you more chip

and PCB flexibility.

C-shaped shields protrude outwards to

protect signal pins from damage.

DPO ASSEMBLY

DPO Connector

Existing PiC

Receptacle