TE adds STRADA Whisper cable receptable for 112G PAM-4 data rates

By Gina Roos, editor-in-chief

TE Connectivity (TE) has extended its STRADA Whisper backplane connector family with the launch of its new STRADA Whisper cable receptacles , designed for up to 112G PAM-4 data rates in servers, switches, and routers. The STRADA Whisper family is designed for data transfer speeds of 25 Gbits/s with scalability up to 112 Gbits/s.

These cable receptacles include STRADA Whisper connectors on one end and connect to a variety of other high-speed solutions on the other, including backplane, mid-board, or input/output (I/O) products, bypassing the printed circuit board (PCB) and minimizing insertion loss and crosstalk, said TI.

These cable receptables can be used to maintain optimized signal integrity at high frequencies. They also save PCB space for constrained equipment designs. For greater design flexibility, they may also be compatible with a variety of TE’s backplane, mid-board, and I/O products including small-form-factor pluggable (SFP), quad small-form-factor pluggable (QSFP), quad small-form-factor pluggable double density (QSFP-DD), sliver, and octal small-form-factor pluggable (OSFP) connectors (and custom cable assemblies are available on request).