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I-PEX has developed LEAPWIRE^®/DUALINE^® series 112 Gbps PAM4 using high-speed Twinax Cables and MEZZTRACK^® 112 Gbps PAM4 board-to-board connection to solve high-density packaging problems.

New Connectors Development of 112Gbps PAM4 / 64Gbps PAM4 applicable for data center (2023/SEP/29)

We are pleased to introduce our new products under development such as CABLINE^®-CA IIP PLUS and DUALINE^®130-HB-D. CABLINE^®-CA IIP PLUS is 0.4 mm pitch, horizontal mating type, fully shielded Twinax and micro-coaxial cable assembly. It supports high-speed transmission 64 Gbps/lane PAM4 using paddle card technology DUALINE^®130-HB-D is 0.4 mm pitch, horizontal mating type, Twinax cable assembly which supports 112 Gbps/lane PAM4. We started mass-production of new micro-coaxial connector CABLINE^®-CAP, which is 0.4 mm pitch, horizontal mating type, micro-coaxial cable assembly since August, 2023. CABLINE^®-CAP supports 64 Gbps/lane PAM4. These products are high-speed transmission connectors suitable for servers, switches, and other enterprise equipment in data centers.

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New Product Release: I-PEX Active Optical Module LIGHTPASS🄬 Series Adds Two New Products (2023/Aug/3)

The LIGHTPASS^® series from I-PEX is a multi-mode active optical module with a silicon photonics IC “IOCore™” which was developed by AIO Core Co., Ltd. that can operate stably in high temperature environments. These products enable bi-directional optical communication for the purpose of photoelectric conversion of internal high-speed signals in large data equipment and telecommunication equipment. To meet the various requirements of our customers, I-PEX offers two new products, LIGHTPASS^®-EOB II 128G and LIGHTPASS^®-EOS 100G, to match the actual operating environment in data center applications.

Enterprise Solutions for 112 Gbps PAM4 Applications

Check out I-PEX Enterprise Solutions for 112 Gbps PAM4 Applications. LEAPWIRE^® (Twinax Cable), DUALINE^® 195-HB, DUALINE^® 110-VB-M, and MEZZTRACK^® (Optics or other mezzanine applications) are introduced in this video.

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Server Design / Solutions for Enterprise Computing

I-PEX connectors solutions for enterprise computing applications.

I-PEX Enterprise Solutions for 112 Gbps PAM4 (2022/Mar/18)

In recent years, infrastructure telecommunication, such as servers and switches, have become increasingly faster in the enterprise market. The challenge is that conventional PCB trace transmission have large insertion losses with limited transmission distance. A co-package system also faces the challenge of high-density packaging. I-PEX has begun development of our new LEAPWIRE^®/DUALINE^® series 112 Gbps PAM4 using high-speed Twinax Cables and MEZZTRACK^® 112Gbps PAM4 board-to-board connection to solve these problems.

Development of Paddle-Card Solutions for 56Gbps PAM4 / PCIe Gen6 PAM4 (2021/Sep/14)

Enterprise computing applications that require high-speed transmission, such as servers, switches, storage, etc., require higher electrical characteristics performance for loss and crosstalk that affect signal waveform deterioration. I-PEX has established technologies and production systems that can support high-speed transmission such as 56 Gbps PAM4 and PCIe Gen6 64 GT/s PAM4 used in enterprise computing applications, by combining existing micro-coaxial connectors with paddle-card solutions.

Transmission Comparison between Micro-coaxial Harness Jumper and Low-transmission-loss Board Connections

Looking for a countermeasure to extend a required transmission distance while suppressing loss? Our micro-coaxial harness jumper can transmit about two to three times longer than if using a low-transmission-loss board at any speed.

I-PEX Connectors and Mellanox Collaboration (2019/Mar/18)

I-PEX Connectors Selected by Mellanox Technologies as Provider for Low-Profile Cable Assembly Connectors

Low-Speed Cable Assemblies in Enterprise Applications

As data rates increase, servers are using more cable assemblies. High-speed cables are the main driver, as PCBs can no longer “go the distance.” But low-speed cable assemblies continue to be important. Low-speed assemblies are still commonly used for power distribution, low-speed signals and auxiliary lines.

ZenShield^®: High-Performance EMC Shielding Connectors

ZenShield^® is the brand name for the I-PEX small connector series having high-performance EMC shielding design. ZenShield^® gives board designers more flexibility for designing the board by allowing the connectors to be placed in close proximity to sensitive subsystems, such as transmit/receive antennas, that are commonly found in high-performance wireless communication systems.

SmartNIC/DPU Cable Jumper Solution

I-PEX offers CABLINE^®-CA IIP PLUS low-profile connecter with jumper cables employing our paddle card technology for card-to-card and card-to-board connection of DPU supporting PCIe Gen5.0.

Benefits of Using an On-Board Optical Modules in an FPGA Platform

PCL reported verification results of 100 Gbps transmission using an FPGA platform at the China Semiconductor Technology International Conference. I-PEX’s LIGHTPASS^®-EOB 100G optical module is one of the components on the FPGA-based verification platform by PCL. The results of PCL’s research have demonstrated the suitability of the newly created FPGA-based verification platform for characterizing high-speed data rates of 100 Gbps with 4×25G SerDes TX/RX.

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