Product Announcements: Backplanes

Molex's VHDM® H-Series backplane connector system is designed for applications that require very high interconnect density and high-speed signal integrity. The VHDM H-Series enables an installed base to perform at 6.25 Gbps and improves PCB routing and back drilling, while minimizing impedance discontinuities and reducing peak cross-talk by up to 50 percent. (read more)

Molex Incorporated has released two additions to the Impact™ Backplane Connector System, its high-speed, high-density connector system for the telecommunication and data networking market. The Impact CoPlanar Connector System and Impact Mezzanine Connector System provide the ultimate flexibility to optimize designs for superior mechanical and electrical performance. (read more)

Elma Bustronic Corporation, an industry leading designer and manufacturer of high performance backplanes now offers a new 3U 6-slot OpenVPX backplane with a twisted-ring routing topology. (read more)

The first in the series of Elma Bustronic's VXS Backplanes with the control channel is a 20-slot size. It features a dual star routing topology and 18-layer stripline design. The Gigabit Ethernet control channel provides for out-of-band communication. (read more)