Cable Assemblies

DISCRETE WIRE

DISCRETE WIRE

Discrete wire cable assemblies and components with pitch availability from 0.80 mm to 6.35 mm and wire ranges from 32 to 10 AWG. Broad selection of bodies, contacts and terminals available with rugged latching, high-reliability Tiger Eye™ or individually shrouded contact systems, standard and high-power versions, polarization and keying. Tooling is available for component and complete assembly production.

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0.80 MM PITCH TIGER EYE™ DISCRETE WIRE SYSTEM

Micro discrete wire system with Tiger Eye™ contact system for high-reliability and high-cycle applications.

Features: 

- High-reliability Tiger Eye™ contact system
- 5, 10, 15 and 20 contacts per row
- 32 AWG wire
- Single and double ended assemblies
- Retention latch as standard

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1.00 MM PITCH DISCRETE WIRE SYSTEM

Space saving discrete wire system with crimp-style dual leaf contacts for a reliable wire-to-board connection.

Features: 
- Crimp-style dual leaf contact system
- 2 through 20 contacts (single row)
- 2 through 10 contacts (double row)
- Vertical and right-angle PCB connectors
- 28 or 30 AWG wire
- Available as components or complete assemblies
- Assembly tooling available




.050" PITCH TIGER EYE™ DISCRETE WIRE SYSTEM

High-reliability Tiger Eye™ cables, plugs, sockets, and terminal strips for micro rugged applications.

Features: 
- High-reliability Tiger Eye™ contact system
- Metal latch and screw down options
- Shrouded, polarized and keyed
- PVC or Teflon® cable
- Available as components or complete assemblies
- Assembly tooling available
 
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2.00 MM PITCH TIGER EYE™ DISCRETE WIRE SYSTEM

High-reliability Tiger Eye™ cables, plugs, sockets, and terminal strips for rugged applications.

Features: 
- High-reliability Tiger Eye™ contact system
- Metal latch and screw down options
- Shrouded, polarized and keyed
- PVC or Teflon® cable
- Available as components or complete assemblies
- Assembly tooling available

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2.00 MM PITCH DISCRETE WIRE IDC SYSTEM

Cable-to-board system for ease of termination in field applications.

Features: 
- Components only, customer assembly
- No special tooling required
- Available in 2, 3, 4 or 5 positions
- Accepts 24 AWG discrete wire cable
- Standard single latch for locking
 
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.100" PITCH MINI MATE® DISCRETE WIRE SYSTEM

Rugged individually shrouded contacts for reliability in harsh environments.

Features: 
- Current rating to 3.3 A
- Plastic or metal latches
- 20 AWG to 30 AWG PVC or Teflon® cable
- Available as components or complete assemblies
- Assembly tooling available
 
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100" PITCH MINI MATE® UNIVERSAL DISCRETE WIRE SYSTEM

Mates with standard and shrouded .025" (0.64 mm) square post terminal strips.

Features: 
- Mates with standard and shrouded .025" (0.64 mm) square post terminal strips
- 24 to 28 AWG cable
- Choice of single or double row system
- Polarizing key option
- Available as components or complete assemblies
- Assembly tooling available
 
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165" PITCH POWER MATE® DISCRETE WIRE SYSTEM

Rugged power system with individually shrouded contacts for reliability in harsh environments.

Features: 
- Current rating to 7.6 A
- Plastic latches
- 16 AWG to 24 AWG PVC or Teflon® cable
- Available as components or complete assemblies
- Assembly tooling available
 
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5.00 MM PITCH POWERSTRIP™/30 DISCRETE WIRE SYSTEM

Power only and combination signal/power cables with mating sockets up to 30 A per pin for rugged applications.

Features: 
- 30 A high-power system
- Dual leaf / dual blade power blades
- Tiger Eye™ signal contacts
- Rugged latching system
- Power only and combination signal/power systems
- Available as components or complete assemblies
- Assembly tooling available
 
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.250" PITCH POWERSTRIP™/40 DISCRETE WIRE SYSTEM

High-power cable and mating sockets up to 40 A per pin for rugged applications.

Features:

- 40 A high-power systems
- Dual leaf / dual blade power blades
- Tiger Eye™ signal contacts
- Rugged latching system
- Available as components or complete assemblies
- Assembly tooling available

IDC & FFC

IDC & FFC
IDC wire cable assemblies with high reliability Tiger Eye™ contacts on 1.27 mm and 2.00 mm pitch, as well as dual beam contacts on 2.54 mm pitch. Choice of socket and plug terminations, low profile and slim body designs; ejector, shrouded and elevated headers for mating, and optional locking clips and caps for more rugged applications.

.100" (2.54 MM) PITCH IDC SYSTEMS
Mates with .025" (0.635 mm) square post terminal strips.

Features:
- Any pin count from 2 to 36 per row
- Low profile/slim body design
- Single and double row
- Socket and terminal assemblies
- Mating shrouded & ejector terminal strips
- Wide variety of standard wiring configurations

2.00 MM (.0787") PITCH IDC SYSTEMS
Mates with 0.50 mm (.0197") square post terminal strips.

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Features:
- High-performance Tiger Eye™ contacts
- Choice of socket and plug terminations
- Low 5.08 mm (.200") profile
- Variety of options including strain relief
- Mating shrouded & ejector terminal strips
- Wide variety of standard wiring configurations

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.050" (1.27 MM) PITCH IDC SYSTEMS
Mates with .016" (0.41 mm) square post terminal strips.

Features:
- High-performance Tiger Eye™ contacts
- Choice of socket and plug terminations
- Exceptionally low profile .200" (5.08 mm)
- Variety of options including strain relief
- Mating shrouded & ejector terminal strips
- Wide variety of standard wiring configurations

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2.00 MM PITCH DISCRETE WIRE IDC SYSTEM
Cable-to-board system for ease of termination in field applications.

Features:
- Components only, customer assembly
- No special tooling required
- Available in 2, 3, 4 or 5 positions
- Accepts 24 AWG discrete wire cable
- Standard single latch for locking

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FLAT FLEXIBLE CABLE (FFC) SYSTEMS
FFC Jumpers and Connectors

Features:
- 0.50 mm (.0197") and 1.00 mm (.0394") pitch systems
- Standard and Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connectors

HIGH-SPEED I/O SYSTEMS

HIGH-SPEED I/O ASSEMBLIES
High-speed optical and low skew pair copper I/O assemblies with rugged latching systems and shielded EMI protection for rugged, panel-to-panel applications. Assemblies include HyperTransport™ HT 3.1 performance on the industry’s densest I/O system, micro pitch design for board space savings, and SFP+ jumpers up to 20 Gbps data transmission.

FIREFLY™ MICRO FLYOVER SYSTEM™
Future-proof system easily upgrades from copper to optical using the same connector system. Highest 14 Gbps bandwidth density available.

Features:
- Electrical: performance to 28 Gbps
- Optical: 14 Gbps and 28 Gbps
- x12 unidirectional or bidirectional
- Easy upgrade electrical to optical
- Micro rugged two-piece connector
- Full optical and half optical solutions
- Proven 850 nm VCSEL technology

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PCIE® ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE SYSTEM
High-speed active optical cable assemblies supporting PCIe® Gen 3 with a cable reach to 100 meters.

Features:
- Four independent, full-duplex optical channels
- PCIe® x4 and x8 form factors
- Supports Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3 data rates
- Lightweight 3.00 mm diameter cable up to 300 meters
- Supports PCIe® auxiliary signaling (CPWRON, CPERST#, CPRSNT#, CWAKE#)
- Full active optical cables with host and target
- Half active optical cables with MTP end option
- Direct replacement for passive or active copper cables
- Sideband support
- PCIEA Series adaptor card is recommended to mate with Samtec's PCIEO Series assembly

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EYE SPEED® I/O
Rugged high-speed cable systems feature a positive latching system and support multiple protocols.

Features:
- Performance to 25.5 Gbps for equalized cable (1.00 m)
- Equalized option increases usable cable length and data rate
- Small form factor for space saving applications
- Micro rugged latching system
- Shielded housing for EMI protection or sealed cable for IP68 applications
- Supports SAS, SATA, Fibre Channel, Ethernet, PCIe® and InfiniBand™ protocols
- High-reliability Edge Rate® contacts

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EYE SPEED® HD HIGH-SPEED I/O SYSTEMS
Ultra high-density, high-speed cable system with HyperTransport™ HT3.1 performance, designed for rugged applications and EMI protection.

Features:
- Superior signal integrity with HyperTransport HT3.1 performance
- Industry's densest I/O cable system
- Rugged latching system
- Shielded for EMI protection
- Cable, connector, and cage available
- Rugged design

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SFP+ CABLE SYSTEM
Samtec's SFP+ system includes a panel mounted connector and jumper cable for high-speed applications.

Features:
- Performance to 10 Gbps
- SFP+ compatible
- Cables, connector and cages available
- Connector and cage kits available
- Single and multi port cages available

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USB BOARD LEVEL INTERCONNECTS
Samtec's USB board level connectors in a variety of orientations, types and terminations.

Features:
- USB and Mini USB
- Various orientations, types, terminations
- Rugged options available
- 2.0 version available
- High-cycles

HIGH-SPEED ASSEMBLIES

HIGH-SPEED ASSEMBLIES
High-speed cable assemblies with micro coax and twinax cable, for differential and single-ended applications. Assemblies include future-proof, high-density array, integral ground plane, hermaphroditic, rugged Edge Rate® and high-speed PCI Express® systems.

FIREFLY™ MICRO FLYOVER SYSTEM™
Future-proof system easily upgrades from copper to optical using the same connector system. Highest 14 Gbps bandwidth density available.

Features:
- Electrical: performance to 28 Gbps
- Optical: 14 Gbps and 28 Gbps
- x12 unidirectional or bidirectional
- Easy upgrade electrical to optical
- Micro rugged two-piece connector
- Full optical and half optical solutions
- Proven 850 nm VCSEL technology

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ACCELERATE® TWINAX MICRO SHIELD HIGH-SPEED CABLE ASSEMBLIES
These high-speed cable assemblies feature standard or equalized AcceleRate® twinax micro shield cable for optimized performance.

Features:
- Performance to 30.00 Gbps for equalized design (12")
- 85 ohm or 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
- Equalized option increases usable cable length and data rate

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Q SERIES® HIGH-SPEED CABLE ASSEMBLIES
These high-speed cable assemblies feature an integral ground/power plane, micro coax and micro twinax cable.

Features:
- Performance to 20.00 Gbps for 0.25 m
- Surface mount, edge mount or panel mount terminations
- 50 ohm single-ended and 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
- Rugged screw mounts or retention pin options

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SEARAY™ HIGH-SPEED CABLE ASSEMBLIES
These high-speed, high-density array cable assemblies feature micro coax cable and rugged Edge Rate® contacts.

Features:
- Performance to 16.00 Gbps for 0.25 m
- Edge Rate® contacts reduce broadside coupling
- Positive latching system
- Terminal end options
- Designed for rugged micro pitch applications
- 36 AWG coax high-speed cable
- 50 ohm single-ended signal routing

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SEARAY™ 0.80 MM PITCH ULTRA HIGH-DENSITY ARRAY CABLE ASSEMBLIES
These ultra high-density, high-speed array cable assemblies feature micro coax cable and rugged Edge Rate® contacts.

Features:
- Performance to 35.00 Gbps
- 50% board space savings versus .050" (1.27 mm) pitch SEARAY™
- Edge Rate® contacts reduce broadside coupling
- 50 ohm single-ended signal routing
- Supports PCIe® Gen 3 and SAS3 protocols
- Designed for rugged micro pitch applications
- 34 AWG micro ribbon coax cable
- Up to 300 I/Os
- 8 and 10 row designs

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Z-RAY® ULTRA LOW PROFILE CABLE ASSEMBLIES
These ultra low profile cable assemblies feature Eye Speed® twinax cable and mating board level interposer to achieve 28+ Gbps high-speed performance.

Features:
- 34 AWG twinax ribbon cable
- 0.80 mm pitch
- 8 or 16 pairs
- 100 ohm signal routing
- Choice of wiring options
- Edge card option for end 2
- Rugged metal cage for mating board level interposer

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EDGE RATE® HIGH-SPEED CABLE ASSEMBLIES
These high-speed cable assemblies feature rugged Edge Rate® contacts and Eye Speed® micro coax or twinax cable.

Features:
- Performance to 15.00 Gbps for 0.25 m
- 50 ohm single-ended and 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
- Designed for rugged micro pitch applications
- Edge Rate® contacts reduce broadside coupling
- Latching system available
- Hot swappable

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Q RATE® HIGH-SPEED CABLE ASSEMBLIES
These high-speed cable assemblies feature a ground plane, micro coax or twinax cable and rugged Edge Rate® contacts.

Features:
- Performance to 8.00 Gbps for 0.25 m
- 50 ohm single-ended and 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
- Edge Rate® contacts reduce broadside coupling
- Slim body design
- 32 AWG twinax and 34 AWG coax high-speed cable

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RAZOR BEAM™ HIGH-SPEED CABLE ASSEMBLIES
These micro rugged, high-speed cable assemblies feature Eye Speed® micro coax cable.

Features:
- 50 ohm single-ended signal routing
- 38 AWG micro ribbon coax cable
- Rugged screw down option
- Vertical or right-angle end options
- 0.50 mm (.0197") pitch

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DIRECT CONNECT CABLE SYSTEM
High-speed, low cost cable assembly with press-fit termination directly to the PCB board.

Features:
- Press fit termination to the PCB board
- Highly configurable End 2 options
- Supports and surpasses PCIe® Gen 3 speed at 2 meters
- 100 ohm differential pair signal routing
- 32 AWG twinax ribbon cable

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PCI EXPRESS® HIGH-SPEED CABLE ASSEMBLIES
High-speed jumper cables support one, four, eight and sixteen PCI Express® links.

Features:
- Performance to 9.80 Gbps for 0.25 m
- Supports 1, 4, 8 and 16 PCI Express® links
- Standard positions of 36, 64, 98 and 164
- 30 AWG standard ribbon cable and shielded twinax cable

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LOW COST COAX
Low cost, high-performance micro coax cable assemblies.

Features:
- 50 ohm single-ended signal routing
- 38 AWG micro coax cable
- Compact design for space saving applications

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SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR CABLE SYSTEM
High-speed shielded twisted pair cable assembly for 100 ohm applications.

Features:
- 100 ohm signal routing
- 28 AWG shielded twisted pair cable
- Terminal and socket end options available
- Choice of cable length

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FLYOVER QSFP28 CABLE SYSTEM
This direct attach flyover QSFP28 cable assembly flies critical high-speed signals over the PCB for improved and extended signal integrity.

Features:
- Backward compatible with all QSFP cable assemblies
- Eye Speed® 30 AWG 100 ohm twinax cable
- Press-fit tails for low speed signals/power to PCB
- No re-timers required for reduced cost and power consumption
- Improved thermal dissipation by allowing ICs to be placed in preferred locations
- Multiple end 2 options available