Amphenol FCI SAS/PCIe 5.0 (U.2 & U.3) Connectors

Amphenol FCI SAS/PCIe 5.0 (U.2 and U.3) Connectors come with 32GT/s (PCIe lanes) and 24Gb/s (SAS lanes) speeds to meet the demands of next-generation servers. The SAS/PCIe receptacle and header features 68 positions and enables the implementation of high-speed serial attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drive (HDD) interfaces. In addition, the receptacles are intermateable with unshielded dual-port SFF8680 connectors, offering flexibility in component selection. Amphenol FCI SAS/PCIe 5.0 (U.2 and U.3) Connectors are ideal for external storage systems, servers, and HDD applications.

Features

  • Receptacles are intermateable with unshielded dual-port SFF8680 connectors
  • SAS/PCIe connectors enable SFF8630, SFF8680, and SFF8432 interfaces
  • Backward compatible with 12Gb/s, 6Gb/s SAS, SATA, and 3Gb/s SFF8482 connectors
  • Supports up to 6 port 32GT/s PCIe based devices
  • Supports both SAS and SATA drives
  • Staggered contact lengths
  • Stamped clips act as connector retainers for robust PCB attachment
  • Molded guideposts help mating halves to self-align by providing angled lead-ins

Applications

  • Data
    • HDD 
    • HDD carriers
    • Storage systems
    • Interposer cards
    • Servers
    • Storage servers
    • Processor and storage blades
  • Communications
    • Processor and storage blades
    • Mezzanine cards

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Published: 2021-04-19 | Updated: 2023-01-18