AcceleRate® Slim Direct Attach Cable Assemblies

AcceleRate® Slim Direct Attach Cable Assemblies

AcceleRate® is the industry's slimmest cable system with direct attach technology and ultra-low skew twinax cable for 64 Gbps PAM4 (32 Gbps NRZ) speeds and PCIe® 6.0 capable.


Family Overview

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AcceleRate® features an extremely slim 7.6 mm width and Eye Speed® ultra-low skew twinax cable with direct attach to the contacts. This eliminates the need and variability of a transition card for improved signal integrity.

The cable system also supports Samtec's Flyover® technology to fly data over lossy PCB, simplifying board layout and extending signal reach.

AcceleRate® Cable Product Explorer

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FEATURES

Features

  • Incredibly slim 7.6 mm width
  • High-density 2-row design
  • Supports 64 Gbps PAM4 (32 Gbps NRZ) applications
  • PCIe® 6.0 capable
  • 8, 16 and 24 differential pair options available
    • 16 differential pair option can support PCIe® x4 plus sidebands
    • 24 differential pair option can support PCIe® x8 plus sidebands
  • 34 AWG, 100 Ω Eye Speed® ultra low skew twinax cable
  • Mating board level socket (ARF6 Product) features standard rugged weld tabs for increased stability on the PCB
  • Rugged metal latching and shielding
  • "Reversed Polarity" pinout option for reduced Far-End Crosstalk
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Direct Attach

  • Two rows of high-density contacts directly soldered to the cable
  • Improved signal integrity by eliminating transition board and its variability
  • Achieves tighter tolerances
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Ultra Low Skew Twinax

Samtec’s proprietary co-extruded, low loss, twinax cable technology eliminates the performance limitations and inconsistencies of individually extruded dielectric twinax cabling, improving signal integrity, bandwidth and reach.

  • Ideal for 28-56+ Gbps applications
  • Tight coupling between signal conductors
  • Ultra low skew twinax < 3.5 ps/meter
  • www.samtec.com/flyover
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Cable Management

Using ultra-low skew twinax cable to route signals over the board is a key performance enabler as signal reach and integrity needs continue to become ever more important in high-speed applications. Samtec works with system architects in the early stages of design to create solutions for cable management with even distribution of thermal load.

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AcceleRate® Cable Technical Data

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Mechanical Overview & Roadmap

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Products

ARC6

AcceleRate® Slim Cable Assembly, 0.635 mm Pitch

Features
  • 0.635 mm pitch
  • 34 AWG, 100 Ω Eye Speed® ultra low skew twinax cable
  • High-density 2-row design
  • Supports 64 Gbps PAM4 (32 Gbps NRZ) applications
  • PCIe® 6.0/CXL® 3.1 capable
  • 8, 16 and 24 differential pair options available
  • Rugged metal latching system
  • “Reversed Polarity” pinout option for reduced Far-End Crosstalk
  • View the full line of AcceleRate® products
AcceleRate® Slim Cable Assembly, 0.635 mm Pitch

ARF6

AcceleRate® Slim Socket for ARC6 Series, 0.635 mm Pitch

Features
  • 0.635 mm pitch
  • High-density 2-row design
  • Supports 64 Gbps PAM4 (32 Gbps NRZ) applications
  • PCIe® 6.0/CXL® 3.1 capable
  • Mates with ARC6 slim cable assembly
  • 8, 16 and 24 differential pair options available
  • Rugged metal latching and shielding
  • Standard weld tabs
  • View the full line of AcceleRate® products
AcceleRate® Slim Socket for ARC6 Series, 0.635 mm Pitch

ARF6-RA

AcceleRate® Right-Angle Slim Socket for ARC6 Series, 0.635 mm Pitch

Features
  • 0.635 mm pitch
  • Right-angle for increased flexibility
  • High-density 2-row design
  • Supports 64 Gbps PAM4 (32 Gbps NRZ) applications
  • PCIe® 6.0/CXL® 3.1 capable
  • Mates with ARC6 slim cable assembly
  • 8, 16 and 24 differential pair options available
  • Rugged metal latching and shielding
  • Standard weld tabs
  • View the full line of AcceleRate® products
AcceleRate® Right-Angle Slim Socket for ARC6 Series, 0.635 mm Pitch

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