Molex Far East South Management Ltd. (Singapore) announced the company's new high-speed, high-density small form-factor pluggable (SFP) connector and cages, which are employed to interface copper or fiber-optic pluggable transceivers and cable assemblies to host equipment. Applications include network switches, routers, servers and storage devices.
Mounted on the host PCB and protected by a low-profile metal cage, the connector system is designed to guide and support the industry-compliant mating modules. Hot-swappable with a variety of fiber-optic transceivers, copper modules and patch cords, the design is contained within a single PCB. The system operates on 3V, 0.5A supply and temperatures range from -40 to +85 degrees C.
The system's 20-position, 0.8mm pitch surface-mount receptacle is made of UL 94V-0 high-temperature thermoplastic, plated in 30µinch of gold over nickel. A card-entry slot accepts 1mm thick IC cards and alignment posts offer secure placement to the PCB. Standoffs are also provided.
Available in a single-piece kit, or in a separate cover and base for various assembly processes, the cages include two-point spring contacts for high EMI grounding.
