Cinch launches NX receptacle connectors

The connectors, which were launched at Electronica 2008, meet the footprint and associated performance requirements of the newly released SFF-8473 specification and its originating SFF-8470 specification.

Developed in partnership with Meritec, the NX receptacle connectors have less than 2 per cent total crosstalk throughout the entire connector/cabling interconnect, therefore enhancing overall electrical system performance.

They are backward compatible with the widely used SFF-8470 cable assemblies and their mechanical mating interfaces.

The NX+ enhanced PCB receptacle connector is used with SFF-8470 cables that have been thoroughly tested during the Infiniband trade association's Plugfests and exceeds the DDR 5G and QDR 10G per lane specifications.

This connector has been proposed in support of the developing QDR (10Gb) and EDR (20Gb) per lane specification.

The SFF-8473 and SFF-8470 standards are based on MicroGiGaCNTM interface; other popular applications and implementations include SAS-2, SATA-2, RapidIO, Aurora, RocketIO, Myrinet, PCI-Express, Hypertransport, XAUI and OIF-CEI copper ports connected with high-end performance cable assemblies.

The NX receptacle connectors are a continuation of the technology licence covering the Meritec NX Infiniband Architecture Standard High Speed Cable Assembly product line.