Backplane Connectors

Offering a broad portfolio of backplane connectors that include SOSA aligned optical, COTS plus hard metric, VITA standard and high speed twinax interconnects. Our interconnect solutions address the requirements of mission-critical applications within commercial aerospace, space and defense market segments.

Get to know the three most important series from the Backplane Connectors

KVPX Series – 2mm cPCI Series – NXS Series

KVPX Series

Space Qualified Rugged High Speed, VITA Backplane Connectors

KVPX Series is an embedded interconnect system that provides unrivaled performance in harsh environments while adapting to the VITA standard design requirements. KVPX Series is a shielded, high-density, high-speed, modular interconnect system optimized for differential pair architectures on a 1.8mm x 1.35mm grid.

Features & Benefits

High Speed up to 16 Gbps
Compatible with VITA 46, 47 and 78 (Space) standards
Flexible modular design for standard 3U and 6U as well as custom configurations
Faceplate to protect daughtercard pins; press-fit termination

2mm / cPCI Series

Rugged 2mm footprint cPCI backplane system

Rugged 2mm backplane connector system is a compliant PICMG Compact PCI standard solution that provides engineers with an advanced interconnect system to address the requirements of mission-critical applications within commercial aerospace, space and defense market segments.

Features & Benefits

Interchangeable with cPCI COTS Systems
Modular design for standard 3U/6U configurations
Immune to shock and vibration fretting
Available in NASA GSFC qualified versions
Reverse gender to commercial 2mm products
Keying feature for proper mating
EMI/RFI shielding

NXS Series

Ultra-High Density, Space Qualified Interconnect

Equipped with the Hypertac® hyperboloid contact technology the NXS system can withstand data rate application up to 50Gbps per bay requirements, including extreme levels of vibration, shock and climatic testing above 2100 g. The NXS Series is designed in a robust construction with 4 or 12 high speed quadrax (dual-twinax) modules. The recent EMI Flange addition provides the extra benefit of reducing electromagnetic interference, which is crucial in high-speed space applications where data integrity is vital.
Winner of the 2022 Elektra Award for Excellence in Product Design (High Reliability Systems)