Amphenol CS microSD Express connectors

Amphenol is the first in the industry to offer card sockets for both microSD Express and micro SD cards (UHS-I). The 17 pin microSD Express connector is capable of achieving high speeds up to 985MB/s and meeting PCIe® 3.0 requirements. The connector enables microSD Express platform to reach its full potential; making microSD Express card possible to serve as a removable Solid State Drive (SSD). This new platform is ideal for high resolution content and speed-hungry mobile computing and IOT devices.

• Data rate: 8GT/s (PCIe® Gen. 3 requirement)
• Supports card-detect function
• Backward compatibility and interoperability with legacy micro SD cards

Features

• New 17 pin connector design 
• Supports next generation performance
• Dedicated pin for card detect function  
• SD host is in deep low-power mode until the card is inserted
• Backwards compatible with the legacy micro SD card (UHS-I)  
• Provides higher adaptability and practicability
• Data transfer speed of up to 8GT/s  
• Approximately 6x faster than existing micro SD card
• Robust mating mechanism that ensures reliable connection  
• Specially targets demanding application that requires high speed and storage capacities
• Up to 5000 mating cycles   
• High durability
• Lead and halogen-free   
• Meets environmental, health and safety requirements

Applications

• Consumers
  • Mobile Phone
  • Tablet
  • Virtual reality camera
  • Augmented reality camera
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
  • IoT devices
  • Mobile computing devices
  • Surveillance cameras