Amphenol CS cool express link connectors

The Amphenol cool express link™ is a range of EDSFF E3 2C hybrid orthogonal press-fit PCIe® Gen 5/6 cable connectors that supports low latency, high bandwidth, and high throughput data transmission for existing and next-gen storage and CXL 3.1 applications. Engineered for use in high-performance computing applications in artificial intelligence and machine learning that require advanced enterprise storage and a coherent memory-sharing environment, the die-cast cage design is robust and orthogonal, providing durability and stability. The hybrid connector design streamlines midplane design, enabling efficient transmission of high-speed signals to the host side. The user-friendly locking and latching design further enhances usability. Moreover, this system can be expanded to E3 4C to accommodate future applications.

• Robust and orthogonal die-cast cage design
• Hybrid connector design simplifies midplane design
• Hybrid connector design overpass high speed directly to the host side
• Easy locking and latching design
• Expandable to E3 4C for future applications

Features

• Robust and orthogonal die-cast cage 
• Requires no external bracket to support the connector
• Hybrid design routes power and sideband to midplane 
• Simplifies midplane architecture and reduces costs
• Hybrid design overpass high-speed signal to host side 
• Meets low latency and low loss requirements for AI/ML and HPC
• Simple locking and latching feature 
• Easy for the operator to plug and unplug the cable
• E3 2C design is used in current applications 
• Tooling can be expanded to E3 4C for future application
• Orthogonal high-density design 
• Able to support a group of drives/devices in the front panel
• Separate connector and cable assembly design 
• Lower maintenance cost
• Press-fit connector design 
• No SMT component height limitation

Applications

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)
• High performance computing (HPC)