Centaur High Bandwidth 38999 PCB Connectors
Contact:
Stephen R. Fernandez
High Speed Business Development Manager
+1 (607) 563-5339
sfernandez@amphenol-aao.com
High Speed Business Development Manager
+1 (607) 563-5339
sfernandez@amphenol-aao.com
Description:
Our Centaur interconnect product is now available in a compliant eye press-fit tail option. Supporting data rates up to 10 Gbps with options of 32 to 40 differential pairs – this configuration can now connect straight to your board for a rugged 38999 integrated system.
Features & Benefits:
- Compliant Eye Press Fit Tails
- Compatible with Standard Right Angle ExaMAX or Vertical Header Options
- Ruggedized light-weight aluminum MIL-DTL-38999 size 23 and 25
- Available in 40 or 32 100 ohm differential pairs depending on shell size
- Shell size 25 – 40 DP plus 10 single ended
- Shell size 23 – 32 DP plus 8 single ended
- Keying: “N” (Standard) “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, “E”
- Supports data rates up to 10 Gbps PAM4
- Fully electrically tested
- Impedance: 100
- Mating Cycles: 500
Service Class
| Connector Material | Service Class | Material / Description |
| Aluminum | OD Cadmium | 175°C, 500 hour salt spray, EMI Shielding -50 db @10GHz specification min |
| Electroless Nickel | 175°C, 500 hour salt spray, EMI Shielding -50 db @10GHz specification min. | |
| Durmalon | Nickel-PTFE alternative to Cadmium, 175°C, 500 hour salt spray, EMI -50dB | |
| Black Zinc | Zinc-Nickel alternative to Cadmium, 175°C, 500 hour salt spray, EMI Shielding | |
| Stainless Steel | Nickel | Corrosion resistant steel, 200°C, firewall capability, 500 hour salt spray, EMI |
| Passivative | 200°C, firewall capability, 500 hour salt spray, EMI -45 dB @10 GHz |
Application Notes
| Protocols Supported | Shell Size | |
| 23 | 25 | |
| USB 2.0 / Std A & B | X | X |
| USB 3.0 / Std A & B | X | X |
| 10/100/1000 Ethernet | X | X |
| 10G Ethernet | X | X |
| 25G Ethernet | X | X |
| 40G Ethernet | X | X |
| 100G Ethernet | X | X |
| SATA | X | X |
| eSATA | X | X |
| Micro-SATA | X | X |
| Mini-SAS | X | X |
| PCle 1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0 | X | X |
| 4X IB (CX4) | X | X |
| QSFP IB | X | X |
| 12X IB | X | X |
| DVI | X | X |
| Display Port | X | X |
| HDMI | X | X |
| SFP+ | X | X |
| Fibre Channel | X | X |
Contact us for more options
| Amphenol CENTAUR | Meritec HERCULES | |
| Legacy of QPL circular connectors | X | |
| Multi-decade lineage of high-speed contact and connector technology |
X | |
| Fortune 500 company | X | |
| Difficult & proprietary laser weld cable process | X | |
| Flexible and simple cable assembly process | X | |
| Partnership with COTS Samtec ExaMAX® product |
X | |
| Quick turn prototypes | X | |
| Support for aluminum, composite, and stainless steel shell materials |
X | |
| Support for all shell plating finishes | X |
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