Micro Coax & Twinax Cable Specifications ® Panel and I/O Assemblies TM I/O Standard - Protocols Supported Eye Speed® Cable SAS – 3 Gbps (1.5 GHz) SAS – 6 Gbps (3 GHz) SAS – 12 Gbps (6 GHz) SATA – 1.5 Gbps (0.75 GHz) SATA – 3 Gbps (1.5 GHz) SATA – 6 Gbps (3 GHz) Fibre Channel – 1 Gbps (0.5 GHz) Fibre Channel – 2 Gbps (1 GHz) Fibre Channel – 4 Gbps (2 GHz) Fibre Channel – 8 Gbps (4 GHz) Fibre Channel – 16 Gbps (8 GHz) PCIe® – 2.5 Gbps (1.25 GHz) PCIe® – 5 Gpbs (2.5 GHz) PCIe® – 8 Gbps (4 GHz) Ethernet – 1 Gbps (0.5 GHz) Ethernet – 10 Gbps (5 GHz) HyperTransport™ – 1.6 Gbps (0.8 GHz) HyperTransport™ – 2.8 Gbps (1.4 GHz) HyperTransport™ – 5.2 Gpbs (2.6 GHz) HyperTransport™ – 6.4 Gpbs (3.2 GHz) QPI – 6.4 Gbps (3.2 GHz) InfiniBand™ SDR – 2.5 Gbps (1.25 GHz) InfiniBand™ DDR – 5 Gbps (2.5 GHz) InfiniBand™ QDR – 10 Gbps (5 GHz) InfiniBand™ FDR – 14 Gbps (7 GHz) AcceleRate™ Cable Excellent Signal Integrity performance with individual copper serve or braided shielding Excellent Signal Integrity performance with aluminum foil shielding and dual drain wires Stranded conductor for small bend radii and dynamic high flexing cycle applications Solid copper conductor for reduced cost and static applications with a one-time cable crease for corner-routing and space limitations Cost-effective ribbonizing process keeps boards organized by eliminating a nest of discrete wires Fully tangent shield for significant space savings over competitive solutions Variety of standard stocked wire gauges from 38 AWG to 26 AWG 30 AWG standard Coax and twinax constructions Twinax construction (coax in development) 20Ω, 50Ω, 85Ω and 100Ω 85Ω and 100Ω HDLSP 2.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m 1.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m 1.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m 1.0 m 2.0 m 1.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m 1.0 m EPLSP 3.0 m 1.0 m PCIEO 300 m 100 m 5.0 m 3.0 m 1.0 m 5.0 m 4.0 m 2.0 m < 1.0 m 300 m 300 m 100 m 300 m 300 m 300 m 100 m 3.0 m 2.0 m < 1.0 m 5.0 m 300 m 300 m 100 m 300 m 5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 300 m 300 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 300 m 300 m QSFPO 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m 100 m SAS – 3 Gbps (1.5 GHz) SAS – 6 Gbps (3 GHz) SAS – 12 Gbps (6 GHz) SATA – 1.5 Gbps (0.75 GHz) SATA – 3 Gbps (1.5 GHz) SATA – 6 Gbps (3 GHz) Fibre Channel – 1 Gbps (0.5 GHz) Fibre Channel – 2 Gbps (1 GHz) Fibre Channel – 4 Gbps (2 GHz) Fibre Channel – 8 Gbps (4 GHz) Fibre Channel – 16 Gbps (8 GHz) PCIe® – 2.5 Gbps (1.25 GHz) PCIe® – 5 Gpbs (2.5 GHz) PCIe® – 8 Gbps (4 GHz) Ethernet – 1 Gbps (0.5 GHz) Ethernet – 10 Gbps (5 GHz) HyperTransport™ – 1.6 Gbps (0.8 GHz) HyperTransport™ – 2.8 Gbps (1.4 GHz) HyperTransport™ – 5.2 Gpbs (2.6 GHz) HyperTransport™ – 6.4 Gpbs (3.2 GHz) QPI – 6.4 Gbps (3.2 GHz) InfiniBand™ SDR – 2.5 Gbps (1.25 GHz) InfiniBand™ DDR – 5 Gbps (2.5 GHz) InfiniBand™ QDR – 10 Gbps (5 GHz) InfiniBand™ FDR – 14 Gbps (7 GHz) ERCD 1.0 m 0.7 m 0.2 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 07 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.9 m 0.5 m 0.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.5 m 1.0 m 0.4 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.4 m 0.1 m Jacket: PVC 0,80 (.0315) DIA Shield: Serve, Silver Plated Copper Shield: Serve, Silver Plated Copper Dielectric: FEP Dielectric: Foamed FEP Center Conductor: 26 AWG Stranded 0,465 (.0183) DIA Center Conductor: 34 AWG Stranded 0,185 (.0073) DIA = Eye Speed® HD = Eye Speed® I/O Capacitance: 84.32 pF/meter (nominal) Inductance: .092 mH/meter (nominal) Inductance: .230 mH/meter (nominal) Propagation Delay: 1.46 nS/foot (4,79 nS/meter) Propagation Delay: 1.29 nS/foot (4,23 nS/meter) ® 50W Coax Cable – 36 AWG ® 50W Coax Cable – 38 AWG Jacket: THV 0,635 (.0250) DIA Jacket: PVC 0,635 (.0250) DIA Shield: Serve, Silver Plated Copper Shield: Serve, Silver Plated Copper Dielectric: Foamed FEP Dielectric: FEP Center Conductor: 36 AWG Stranded 0,127 (.0055) DIA Center Conductor: 38 AWG Stranded 0,117 (.0046) DIA Capacitance: 88.6 pF/meter (nominal) Capacitance: 96.79 pF/meter (nominal) Inductance: .230 mH/meter (nominal) Inductance: .230 mH/meter (nominal) Propagation Delay: 1.33 nS/foot (4,36 nS/meter) Propagation Delay: 1.46 nS/foot (4,79 nS/meter) Length ratings are based on an insertion loss of 7 dB or less at the I/O Standard Nyquist frequency except for QSFPO and PCIEO. ® 75W Coax Cable – 38 AWG Binary signal encoding with no equalization or other signal conditioning is assumed. ® 50W Coax Cable – 34 AWG Jacket: PVC 1,137 (.0448) DIA Capacitance: 239 pF/meter (nominal) 0,80 (.0315) Jacket: PVC 0,97 (.038) DIA Shield: Serve, Silver Plated Copper EQRD 1.0 m 0.6 m 0.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.6 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.2 m 0.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.2 m 1.0 m 0.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.7 m 0.5 m 0.5 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.0 m 0.0 m Length ratings are based on an insertion loss of 7 dB or less at the I/O Standard Nyquist frequency. Binary signal encoding with no equalization or other signal conditioning is assumed. SEAC 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.5 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.2 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 1.0 m 0.7 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.7 m 0.4 m ECUE 1.0 m 0.6 m 0.4 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.6 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.6 m 0.3 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.6 m 1.0 m 0.5 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.7 m 0.6 m 0.6 m 1.0 m 0.7 m 0.5 m 0.3 m HQCD 1.0 m 0.7 m 0.2 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.7 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.9 m 0.5 m 0.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.5 m 1.0 m 0.4 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.4 m 0.1 m EQCD 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.1 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.5 m 0.0 m 1.0 m 0.9 m 0.5 m 1.0 m 0.3 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 1.0 m 0.9 m 0.3 m 0.0 m = Eye Speed® Coax FCF8 1.0 m 0.7 m 0.1 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.7 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.9 m 0.5 m 0.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.5 m 1.0 m 0.3 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 0.3 m 0.0 m ERDP 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.6 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.9 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.9 m 0.3 m ® 100W Twinax Cable – 30 AWG = Active Optical Board-to-Board Assemblies I/O Standard - Protocols Supported ® 20W Coax Cable – 26 AWG EQDP 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.5 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.9 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.9 m 0.7 m = Eye Speed® Twinax HQDP 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.6 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.8 m ECDP 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 0.4 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m = AcceleRate™ Twinax Jacket: PVC 2,03 (.080) x 1,37 (.054) Shield: Braid, Silver Plated Copper Dielectric: FEP Dielectric: FEP Center Conductor: 38 AWG Stranded 0,117 (.0046) DIA Signal Conductors: 30 AWG Stranded 0,305 (.012) DIA Capacitance: 63.16 pF/meter (nominal) Inductance: .348 mH/meter (nominal) Capacitance: 46.5 pF/meter (nominal) Propagation Delay: 1.46 nS/foot (4,79 nS/meter) Inductance: .518 mH/meter (nominal) Propagation Delay: 1.46 nS/foot (4,79 nS/meter) ® 85W & 100W Twinax Cable – 30 AWG 85W & 100W Twinax Cable – 32 AWG TM 0,660 (.026) Jacket: PET 0,64 (.025) Shield: Copper Foil Shield: Aluminum Dielectric: FEP Dielectric: Polyethylene Signal Conductors: 32 AWG Stranded 0,25 (.0010) DIA Signal Conductors: 30 AWG Solid (0,254) .010 DIA Capacitance: 13.9 pF/foot (nominal) Skew: 10 ps/m within pairs Propagation Delay: 1.53 nS/foot (5,02 nS/meter) Jacket: PVC 1,65 (.065) x 1,14 (.045) Capacitance: 45.2 pF/meter (nominal) Skew: 10 ps/m within pairs Propagation Delay: 1.46 nS/foot (4,79 nS/meter)