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PCIe Connectors and PCIe Cables, PCI Express® Standard

PCIe Connectors and PCIe Cables, PCI Express® Standard

Samtec offers a number of PCIe connectors and PCIe cables that support the PCI Express® I/O interconnect bus.

Family Overview

PCI Express® is an I/O interconnect bus standard (which includes a protocol and a layered architecture) that expands on and doubles the data transfer rates of original PCI. PCI Express® is a two-way, serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs of point-to-point data lanes, compared to the single parallel data bus of traditional PCI that routes data at a set rate.

Samtec offers both connector and cable solutions that meet PCI Express® electrical and mechanical specifications.

  • High-speed edge card sockets support one, four, eight and sixteen PCI Express® links and mate with PCI Express® cable assemblies.
  • PCI Express®-Over-FireFly™ copper and optical cable assemblies for low latency, power savings and guaranteed transmission; optical adaptor card available with PCIe® x16 edge card connector.

For increased design flexibility, additional solutions are available that meet PCI Express® electrical specifications with potential cost savings, including mezzanine board-to-board solutions and signal/power routing flexibility.

For more information, view the PCI Express® Interconnect Solutions brochure.

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Features

PCI Express® Standard Interconnects

Edge Card Sockets & Cable Assemblies
  • PCIE - PCI Express® 3.0 Standard Board Level Receptacle
  • PCIE-G4 - PCI Express® 4.0 Slim Board Level Receptacle
  • PCIE-G5 - PCI Express® 5.0 Slim Board Level Receptacle
  • PCIEC - PCI Express® 3.0 Extender Cable for Debug and Characterization
  • PCIEC-G4 - PCI Express® 4.0 Extender Cable for Debug and Characterization
  • PCIEC-G5 - PCI Express® 5.0 Extender Cable for Debug and Characterization
  • PCRF - PCI Express® Cable with SMA's for Debug
  • PCRF-G4 - PCI Express® 4.0 Test Cable with 2.92 mm RF Connectors for Debug
  • PCRF-G5 - PCI Express® 5.0 Test Cable with 2.92 mm RF Connectors for Debug
FireFly™ Optical Cable Assemblies
  • PCOA - PCI Express®-Over-Fiber Adaptor Card with FireFly™ Optical Cable
  • PCUO - PCI Express®-Over-Fiber FireFly™ Optical Cable Assembly
  • PCUE - PCI Express®-Over-FireFly™ Copper Cable Assembly

PCI Express® 4.0 Capable Interconnects

Edge Rate® Rugged, High-Speed Interconnects
  • ERM5 / ERF5 / ERF5-RA - 0.50 mm Edge Rate® Rugged High Speed Strips
  • ERM6 / ERF6 - 0.635 mm Edge Rate® Rugged High-Speed Strips
  • ERM8 / ERF8 - 0.80 mm Edge Rate® Rugged High-Speed Strips
  • ERM8-EM / ERF8-EM - 0.80 mm Edge Rate® Rugged High-Speed Strips, Edge Mount
  • ERM8-RA / ERF8-RA - 0.80 mm Edge Rate® Rugged High-Speed Strips, Right Angle
  • ERM8-S / ERF8-S - 0.80 mm Edge Rate® Rugged High-Speed Strips, Shielded
FireFly™ Flyover Systems
  • UCC8 / UEC5-1 / UEC5-2 - FireFly™ Board Level Connector Set
  • ECUE - FireFly™ Copper Micro Flyover System™ Cable Assembly
Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connectors
  • HSEC1-DV - 1.00 mm Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connector, Vertical
  • HSEC8-DP - 0.80 mm Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connector, Vertical, Differential Pair
  • HSEC8-DV - 0.80 mm Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connector, Vertical
  • HSEC8-EM - 0.80 mm Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connector, Edge Mount
  • HSEC8-RA - 0.80 mm Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connector, Right Angle
  • HSEC8-PV - 0.80 mm Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connector, Power/Signal Combo
  • HTEC8 - 0.80 mm Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connectors, Rugged
High-Speed Edge Card Connectors
  • FCDP-DV / FCDP-RA - 0.50 mm High-Speed Edge Card Sockets
  • FEDP - 0.50 mm High-Speed Edge Card Cable Assembly
LP Array™ Low Profile Open-Pin-Field Arrays
  • LPAM / LPAF - 0.50 mm LP Array™ Low Profile Open-Pin-Field Arrays
Micro Blade & Beam
  • SS4 / ST4 - 0.40 mm Micro Blade & Beam Ultra Fine Pitch Connectors
  • SS5 / ST5 - 0.50 mm Micro Blade & Beam Low-Profile Connectors
  • SLH / TLH - 0.50 mm Micro Blade & Beam Ultra Low-Profile Connectors
Micro Pitch Edge Card Sockets
  • MEC5-DV / MEC5-RA - 0.50 mm Mini Edge Card Connectors
  • MEC8-DV - 0.80 mm Mini Edge Card Connector, Vertical
  • MECF-DV - .050" Mini Edge Card Connector, Vertical
Q2™ Rugged, Shielded High-Speed Connectors
  • QMS / QFS - 0.635 mm Q2™ High-Speed Rugged Ground Plane Strips
  • QMS-DP / QFS-DP - 0.635 mm Q2™ High-Speed Rugged Ground Plane Strips, Differential Pair
  • QMS-DP-RA / QFS-DP-RA - 0.635 mm Q2™ High-Speed Rugged Ground Plane Strips, Differential Pair, Right Angle
  • QMS-EM / QFS-EM - 0.635 mm Q2™ High-Speed Rugged Ground Plane Strips, Edge Mount
  • QMS-PC / QFS-PC - 0.635 mm Q2™ High-Speed Rugged Ground Plane Combo Power Strips
  • QMS-RA / QFS-RA - 0.635 mm Q2™ High-Speed Rugged Ground Plane Strips, Right Angle
Q Pairs® Differential Pair Mezzanine Connectors
  • QSE-DP / QTE-DP - 0.80 mm Q Rate® Slim Body Ground Plane Strips, Differential Pairs
  • QSE-DP-EM / QTE-DP-EM - 0.80 mm Q Pairs® High-Speed Ground Plane Strips, Differential Pair, Edge Mount
  • QSS-DP / QTS-DP / QTS-DP-RA - 0.635 mm Q Pairs® High-Speed Ground Plane Strips, Differential Pair, Right-Angle
Q Rate® Slim High-Speed Connectors
  • QRM8 / QRF8 - 0.80 mm Q Rate® Slim Body Ground Plane Connectors
  • QRM8-DP / QRF8-DP - 0.80 mm Q Rate® Slim Body Ground Plane Connectors, Differential Pair
  • QRM8-RA / QRF8-RA - 0.80 mm Q Rate® Slim Body Ground Plane Connectors, Right Angle
Q Strip® Slim High-Speed Connectors
  • QSE / QTE - 0.80 mm Q Strip® High-Speed Ground Plane Strips
  • QSE-EM / QTE-EM - 0.80 mm Q Strip® High-Speed Ground Plane Strips, Edge Mount
  • QSS / QTS - 0.635 mm Q Strip® High-Speed Ground Plane Strips
  • QSS-EM / QTS-EM - 0.635 mm Q Strip® High-Speed Ground Plane Strips, Edge Mount
  • QSS-RA / QTS-RA - 0.635 mm Q Strip® High-Speed Ground Plane Strips, Right Angle
Razor Beam™
  • LSS - 0.635 mm Razor Beam™ High-Speed Hermaphroditic Strips
  • LSEM - 0.80 mm Razor Beam™ High-Speed Hermaphroditic Strips
SEARAY™ High-Speed, High-Density Open-Pin-Field Arrays
  • SEAM / SEAF - SEARAY™ High-Speed Open-Pin-Field Arrays
  • SEAM-RA / SEAF-RA - SEARAY™ High-Speed Open-Pin-Field Arrays
0.80 mm SEARAY™ High-Speed, High-Density Open-Pin-Field Arrays
XCede® HD High-Density Backplane System
  • HDTM / HDTF - XCede® HD High-Density Backplane Connectors

PCI Express® 5.0/6.0 Capable Interconnects

AcceleRate® HD Ultra-Dense, Slim-Body Multi Row Mezzanine Strips
  • ADM6 / ADF6 - AcceleRate® HD Ultra-Dense, Slim-Body Multi Row Mezzanine Strips
AcceleRate® HP High-Performance Arrays and Cable System
  • APM6 / APF6 / APF6-RA - AcceleRate® HP High-Performance Array
  • ARP6 / APF6-L / APF6-T - AcceleRate® HP High-Density, High-Performance Cable System
  • ART6 / ATF6 - AcceleRate® HP Double Density, Co-Packaged System
AcceleRate® mP High-Density, High-Speed Power/Signal Arrays
  • UDM6 / UDF6 - AcceleRate® mP High-Density, High-Speed Power/Signal Arrays
AcceleRate® Mini Form Factor Cable System
  • ARM6 / AMF6 - AcceleRate® Mini Form Factor Socket and Cable System
AcceleRate® Slim Direct Attach Cable System
Copper Si-Fly® Low Profile, High-Density Cable System
  • CPC / CPI - Copper Si-Fly® Low Profile, High-Density Cable System
ExaMAX® I/O Shielded, High-Density Cable System
  • EBCE / EBTC - ExaMAX® I/O Shielded, High-Density Cable System
ExaMAX® High-Speed Backplane System
Flyover® QSFP Cable Systems
  • FOSFP - Flyover® SFP Cable System
  • FQSFP - Flyover® QSFP Cable System
  • FQSFP-DD - Double Density Flyover® QSFP Cable System
  • FQSFP-D8 - 800G Flyover® QSFP Double Density
  • FSFP - Flyover® SFP Cable System
Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connectors and Cable System
  • HSEC6-DV / GC6 - Generate™ High-Speed Edge Card Connectors and Cable System
  • GC6-RF - Generate™ High-Speed Test Cable
Halo™ Copper Mid-Board Cable System
  • HALO-PE / HLF6 - Halo™ Copper Mid-Board Cable System
SUPERNOVA™ Low Profile Compression Interposer
  • GMI - SUPERNOVA™ Low Profile Compression Interposer

PCI Express® 7.0 Capable Interconnects

NovaRay® Extreme Density & Performance Arrays and Cable Systems
  • NVAM / NVAF - NovaRay® Extreme Density & Performance Arrays
  • NVAC / NVAM-CT - NovaRay® Extreme Density & Performance Cable System
NovaRay® I/O 128 Gbps PAM4 Panel Mount Cable System
  • NVACE / NVACP - NovaRay® I/O Extreme Performance Cable System
  • NVA3E / NVA3P - NovaRay® I/O Rugged 38999 Cable System
NovaRay® Micro Rugged Backplane System
  • NVBF / NVBM-RA - NovaRay® Micro Rugged Backplane Connectors
  • NVCF / NVCM-RA - NovaRay® Micro Rugged Backplane Cable System
Si-Fly® HD 224 Gbps PAM4 Interconnect System
  • SFBF / SFBM - Si-Fly® HD Mezzanine Arrays
  • SFCC / SFCM - Si-Fly® HD Co-Packaged Cable System
  • SFNC / SFNM-L - Si-Fly® HD Near-Chip Cable System

DOWNLOADS

Literature

PCI Express® Interconnect Solutions Guide

PCI Express® Interconnect Solutions Guide

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AcceleRate® Cable PCIe® eBrochure

AcceleRate® Cable PCIe® eBrochure

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Edge Card Application Guide

Edge Card Application Guide

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Optics Mid-Board Transceivers Solutions Guide

Optics Mid-Board Transceivers Solutions Guide

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High-Speed Board-to-Board Application Guide

High-Speed Board-to-Board Application Guide

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Rugged/Power Interconnect Solutions Guide

Rugged/Power Interconnect Solutions Guide

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Products

PCIE

1.00 mm PCI Express® Gen 3 Edge Card Connector

Features
  • 1.00 mm (.0394") pitch
  • PCIe® Gen 3 compliant
  • Supports one, four, eight and sixteen PCI Express® links
  • Accepts .062" (1.60 mm) card
  • Vertical, right-angle or edge mount
  • PCI Express® jumpers also available (PCIEC Series)
1.00 mm PCI Express® Gen 3 Edge Card Connector
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PCIE-LP

Low Profile PCI Express® GEN 4 Connector

Features
  • 1.00 mm (.0394") pitch
  • Low profile provides space savings
  • PCIe® Gen 4 compatible
  • Supports one, four, eight and sixteen PCI Express® links
  • Accepts .062" (1.60 mm) thick cards
  • PCI Express® jumpers also available (PCIEC Series)
Low Profile PCI Express® GEN 4 Connector
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PCIE-G4

1.00 mm PCI Express® Gen 4 Slim Edge Card Connector

Features
  • 1.00 mm (.0394") pitch
  • Slim body design
  • PCIe® Gen 4 compatible
  • Low profile provides space savings
  • Supports one, four, eight and sixteen PCI Express® links
  • Accepts .062" (1.60 mm) thick cards
  • PCI Express® jumpers also available (PCIEC Series)
1.00 mm PCI Express® Gen 4 Slim Edge Card Connector
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PCIE-G5

1.00 mm PCI Express® Gen 5 Edge Card Connector

Features
  • PCIe® 5.0
  • Differential pair signaling
  • Supports 1, 4, 8 and 16 PCI Express® links
  • Design in today for future proof data rates
  • 1.00 mm pitch
  • Accepts .062" (1.60 mm) thick cards
1.00 mm PCI Express® Gen 5 Edge Card Connector
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PCIEC

PCI Express® Jumper Cable Assemblies

Features
  • Standard 36, 64, 98 and 164 Postions
  • Edge card or connector end options available
  • Mates with Samtec's PCIE series
  • Available with AcceleRate® cable
PCI Express® Jumper Cable Assemblies
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PCIEC-G4

PCI Express® 4.0 Cable Assembly

Features
  • Standard 36, 64, 98 and 164 Postions
  • Supports PCIe® 4.0 data transfer rates
  • Power cable option
  • Edge card or connector end options available
  • Mates with Samtec's PCIE-G4 edge card socket
PCI Express® 4.0 Cable Assembly
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PCIEC-G5

PCI Express® 5.0 Cable Assembly

Features
  • Standard 36, 64, 98 and 164 Postions
  • Supports PCIe® 5.0 data transfer rates
  • Power cable option
  • Edge card end options available
  • Mates with Samtec's PCIE-G5 edge card socket
PCI Express® 5.0 Cable Assembly
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PCRF

PCI Express® Cable Assembly with Low Loss Microwave Cable

Features
  • Low loss 25 AWG coax cable
  • Performs up to 3.69 GHz / 7.38 Gbps
  • Standard SMA termination on cable
  • Supports one, four, eight and sixteen PCI Express® links
PCI Express® Cable Assembly with Low Loss Microwave Cable
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PCRF-G4

PCI Express® 4.0 High-Speed Test Cable

Features
  • PCIe® 4.0 capable
  • DC to 110 GHz frequency range
  • Supports one, four, eight and sixteen PCI Express® links
  • Edge mount style available
  • 29 AWG low loss microwave coax cable
  • 2.92 mm plug or jack RF connector end options
PCI Express® 4.0 High-Speed Test Cable
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PCRF-G5

PCI Express® 5.0 High-Speed Test Cable

Features
  • PCIe® 5.0 capable
  • DC to 110 GHz frequency range
  • Supports one, four, eight and sixteen PCI Express® links
  • 29 AWG low loss microwave coax cable
  • 2.92 mm plug or jack RF connector end options
PCI Express® 5.0 High-Speed Test Cable
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PCOA

PCI Express®-Over-Fiber FireFly™ Adaptor Card

Features
  • Uses PCUO FireFly™ optical cable assemblies
  • Supports PCIe® Gen 3/4 platform
  • PCIe® x16 edge card connector
  • x16, x8, dual x8, x4, dual x4 and quad x4 configurations
  • Transparent or non-transparent bridging
  • Reconfigurable host or target operation
PCI Express®-Over-Fiber FireFly™ Adaptor Card
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PCUO

PCI Express®-Over-Fiber FireFly™ Optical Cable Assembly

Features
  • Meets PCIe® Gen 3 and Gen 4 specifications
  • Transmits PCIe® signals up to 100 m
  • x4, x8 and x16 PCIe® micro optical engines
  • Transparent and non-transparent bridging
  • Proven 850 nm VCSEL technology
  • Compatible PCIe® adaptor card available (PCOA Series)
PCI Express®-Over-Fiber FireFly™ Optical Cable Assembly
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PCUE

PCIe® Twinax Flyover® Cable Assembly

Features
  • PCIe®-Over-FireFly™ copper system
  • x4 duplex system
  • Meets PCIe® Gen 3 and Gen 4 specifications
  • Data connection is taken "off board" for easier routing
  • Mates with the same 2-piece connector system as other FireFly™ systems
  • 34 AWG twinax ribbon cable
PCIe® Twinax Flyover® Cable Assembly
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