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News Release from: Tyco Electronics - Comns Computer Consumer Elctrns | Subject: PCI Express card edge connectors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 September 2006
Edge connector supports PCI Express
speeds
A 1mm centreline card edge connector meets the high performance point-to-point full duplex I/O bus standard for PCI Express architecture.
Tyco Electronics has designed a 1mm centreline card edge connector to meet the high performance point-to-point full duplex I/O bus standard for PCI Express architecture The PCI Express standard was introduced to allow customers to reach the high bandwidth required for today's modern equipment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Applications for the Tyco Electronics card edge connector include graphics cards in serial bus applications, I/O client cards for applications requiring higher speeds than the popular PCI bus, computers (both desktop and server), and telecommunications switches and routers.
Tyco Electronics' card edge connector is available in vertical, straddle mount, and right angle configurations for all standard PCI Express slot sizes (x1, x4, x8 and x16).
John Larkin, Tyco Electronics' Product Manager, comments: "The vertical configuration is available with either solder or press-fit tails".
"In addition to the above, options are available with plastic locating posts or metal hold-downs, as well as various tails lengths and plating options".
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