Amphenol CS serial attached SCSI (SAS) 4.0 connectors

SAS 4.0 connectors for next-generation servers with 24Gb/s speeds. The 29-position receptacle and plug connectors feature hot-plugging and blind-mating, connector misalignment compensation, and a PCB retention mechanism for robust SMT attachment. The connectors are SATA compliant and meet a wide range of vertical and right angle configurations for usage across server and storage equipment, HDDs, HDD carriers and SSDs.

• Compatible with SFF8681 specification
• Foot print backward compatible to 12G, 6G and 3G SAS connectors
• Staggered contact lengths for hot plugging applications
• Vertical receptacle is available in SMT, PF and hybrid
• Header is available in right angle and vertical orientation
• Supports both SAS and SATA drives

Features and benefits

• Supports both SAS and SATA drives
• Addresses the needs of both mission critical and bulk storage applications
• Staggered contact lengths
• Provides sequential contact mating for hot plugging
• Vertical backplane receptacles come with wide-base housing options
• Provides added stability
• Stamped clips act as connector retainers for robust PCB attachment
• Provide additional mechanical strength after soldering
• Molded guideposts help mating halves to self-align by providing angled lead-ins
• Compensates for connector misalignment
• Vertical receptacles are available in SMT, PF (Press-Fit), and hybrid terminations
• Headers are available in right angle and vertical orientation
• Allow engineers to choose the apt termination for their designs
• Supports interposer cards/paddle cards
• Facilitates in controlling, monitoring, and upgrading the HDD system
• Wide range of vertical and right angle configurations
• Configured for multiple applications like server and storage equipment, HDDs, and HDD carriers

Applications

• Communications
  • Processor and storage blade
  • Mezzanine card
• Data
  • HDD
  • HDD carrier
  • External storage system
  • Interposer card
  • Server
  • Storage server
  • Processor and storage blade
• Industrial and Instrumentation
  • Embedded system board
  • Surveillance camera
  • Security