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News Release from: Elma Electronic UK | Subject: 19in ATCA system housing
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 March 2006
ATCA system housing features latest
backplanes
A 19in ATCA system housing comes with a choice of next-generation backplanes: either in dual-dual-star technology or as a point-to-point switching full mesh version for ultrafast connection speeds.
Elma has extended its product range for progressive ATCA applications to include a new basic system in proven 19in technology Depending on the area of application, it can be equipped with two next-generation backplanes: either in dual-dual-star technology or as a point-to-point switching full mesh version for ultrafast connection speeds
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The full mesh backplane also has pluggable PEMs and shelf managers in a dual construction.
The high-quality material used for the data backplanes has a relative permittivity of 3.8.
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