Samtec’s Edge Card Sockets with signal integrity optimized Edge Rate™ contacts are ideal for many high speed micro board-to-board and micro backplane applications offering excellent performance in a cost-efficient one-piece, direct card-to-board design.

The .8mm (.0315”) pitch High Speed Edge Card sockets (HSEC8 Series) are available in vertical, edge mount, and right angle designs for perpendicular (90˚) and coplanar applications with up to 60 contacts per row. The system draws on the exceptional electrical performance of its Edge Rate™ contacts which are optimized for signal integrity performance and reduced crosstalk to achieve performance ratings to 8 GHz (SE) and 10.5 GHz (DP) at -3dB insertion loss.

The sockets accept standard .062” (1,60mm) PCB cards and also mate with Samtec’s High Speed 100Ω Twinax Edge Card Cable Assembly (EEDP Series) and High Speed Flex Data Links (HSF8 Series). Optional rugged board locks and cable latches as well as application specific guide rails are also available.

Samtec offers a number of high speed and high density board level, cable, and I/O interfaces that may be used for add-on boards, creative packaging solutions, or increasing I/O density.