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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Impact™︎ backplane connector system</title><link>https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/teconnectivity/w/documents/9262/impact-backplane-connector-system</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Impact™︎ backplane connector system</title><link>https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/teconnectivity/w/documents/9262/impact-backplane-connector-system</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 04:42:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:2428468e-520e-4039-88a0-1650703041d4</guid><dc:creator>andy</dc:creator><comments>https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/teconnectivity/w/documents/9262/impact-backplane-connector-system#comments</comments><description>Current Revision posted to Documents by andy on 10/8/2021 4:42:19 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="jiveNoBorder" style="width:100%;border:0px solid #000000;background:#f5f5f5;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="border:0px solid black;border:0px solid #000000;"&gt;&lt;p align="center" style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.te.com/_TEincludes/ver/595/TEimages/leapfrog/te-logo.png"&gt;&lt;img align="right" alt="http://www.tycoelectronics.com/_TEincludes/ver/203/TEimages/leapfrog/te-logo.png" class="jive-image" height="75" src="http://www.te.com/_TEincludes/ver/595/TEimages/leapfrog/te-logo.png" width="190" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="border:0px solid black;border:0px solid #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;color:#000000;text-transform:none;font-size:10pt;white-space:normal;font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Our new Impact&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" class="migration-embeded-object" src="#https://www.element14.com/community//files1.element14.com/community/9.0.5.998b920/images/emojis/2122.png"  /&gt; backplane connector system is designed for&amp;nbsp; increased speed and density to meet the future system upgrades and next&amp;nbsp; generation requirements of data networking and telecommunications equipment. The&amp;nbsp; Impact backplane system also offers our customers a value added approach of&amp;nbsp; speed, density, cost and long term reliability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.te.com/TE/Overview/impactbackplaneconnectorov.jpg"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" align="left" alt="Impact Connector " src="http://www.te.com/TE/Overview/impactbackplaneconnectorov.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;"&gt;The Impact connector design system contains a unique broad-edge&amp;nbsp; coupled design which utilizes low impedance, localized ground return path in an&amp;nbsp; optimized differential pair array. Additionally, differential pairs are tightly&amp;nbsp; coupled and surrounded by ground structures to isolate the pairs, which in turn&amp;nbsp; reduces crosstalk and increases overall bandwidth performance with minimal&amp;nbsp; performance variance.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;"&gt;Backplane header construction on the Impact connector offers air pockets&amp;nbsp; selectively placed in the header floor to isolate signal pairs. The header&amp;nbsp; signal pins are straight with no forms or offsets, which increase the mechanical&amp;nbsp; strength of the pins. The mating interface features a bifurcated beam with two&amp;nbsp; points of contact with the second staggered 1 mm behind the first for maximum&amp;nbsp; reliability.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="border:0px solid black;border:0px solid #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" frame="box" rules="all" style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;Pairs/Inch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;Header Width&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;10 Column Diff Pairs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;16 Column Diff Pairs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;6 Pair Impact Connector&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;28.85mm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;60&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;96&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;5 Pair Impact Connector&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;67&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;24.8mm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;80&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;4 Pair Impact Connector&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;54&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;20.75mm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;64&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;3 Pair Impact Connector&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;16.7mm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;48&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="border:0px solid black;border:0px solid #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;"&gt;The Impact connector offers two different hole sizes and tail lengths with the&amp;nbsp; smaller one providing optimal electrical performance. The larger hole size is&amp;nbsp; ideal for backplane applications that have a slightly larger plate through hole&amp;nbsp; and pin length for manufacturing ability of the printed circuit board.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="border:0px solid black;border:0px solid #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12px;color:#004961;margin-top:0px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:auto;font-weight:bold;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"&gt;Key Features&lt;/span&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;25 Gb/s performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;100 Ohm Impedance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;PCB footprint available in two options for both backplane and daughtercard connectors: &lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt; Option 1: 0.46 mm (.018&amp;quot;) PTH&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Option 2: 0.39 mm (.0154&amp;quot;) PTH&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;Robust daughtercard connector design to withstand connector insertion forces into PCB&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;Built in guidance available for improved mating alignment and to maximize available PCB real estate&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12px;color:#004961;margin-top:0px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:auto;font-weight:bold;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"&gt;Applications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;The Impact connector system is ideal for high speed, backplane applications including: &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;Switches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;Servers/Blade Servers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;Routers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="line-height:18px;margin-left:15px;"&gt;Storage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:0px solid black;border:0px solid #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;color:#004961;text-transform:none;font-size:12px;white-space:normal;font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Useful&amp;nbsp; 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