Backplane connector supports MicroTCA specs

A new backplane connector is compliant with the MicroTCA specification currently being drafted by the PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group.

Yamaichi Electronics has developed a backplane connector that is compliant with the new MicroTCA specification currently being drafted by the PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group.

MicroTCA complements AdvancedTCA/AdvancedMC for low- to mid-range telecomms applications.

Thanks to compression mount technology the CN080 connector is engineered for high transmission rates up to 12.5Gbit/s.

Connection to the backplane is facilitated without through holes and soldering.

Key features of the MicroTCA system include small system footprint, low power, small module size, low cost and advanced management facilities.

It is a modular, open systems approach as a complementary solution to AdvancedTCA for cost constrained applications like: small scale network elements and service nodes, modular telecomms line units, micro basestations, wireless access devices or PBX.

MicroTCA has also generated interest in nontelecomms market segments, such as medical or transportation.

Representing a card edge design, the Yamaichi MicroTCA connector (CN080-170-0001) is a backplane connector in CMT.

It is mounted directly on the backplane and the same connector can be used for AdvancedMC, fabric and virtual carrier cards.

The technology has been developed to achieve high-speed transmission (beyond 12.5Gbit/s) plus high-density mounting capabilities which are key requirements for next-generation telecommunications equipment.

Yamaichi Electronics also offer all four specified AdvancedMC connectors for the AdvancedTCA standard, B, B+, AB and A+B+ types in compression mount technology (CMT).

A MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH, formerly VCM plug) and other products for the MicroTCA and AdvancedTCA standards are under development.

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