Interconnect system connector for next-generation ethernet applications

Mouser is now stocking the zCD Interconnect System connector from Molex. Offering a high level of integration, performance, long-term reliability and a compact form-factor that will help enable widespread adoption of 400Gbps technology, the connector supports high-bandwidth, next-generation Ethernet applications in telecommunications, networking, and enterprise computing environments. The connector enables 4.4TBps with 11 modules on a line card to support next-generation 400Gbps Ethernet. Part of system, this short-body passive connector accepts both passive and active copper cables. The compact form factor is constructed on a straight, back-route footprint with a 0.75mm pitch. The small pitch eliminates footprint side-routing, and the overall design of the connector provides industry-leading port-count density with close placement along the panel. The connector comes equipped with an elastomeric gasket for superior EMI containment and suppression, a press-fit connector design to ensure a robust and simple board termination, and excellent thermal management that accepts a broad range of customer-specified thermal modules and heat sinks. The connector is ideal for a wide variety of Ethernet-based applications, including telecommunication devices, core switches, routers, data centers, enterprise computing devices, TOR switches, and any other Ethernet application requiring 400Gbps interfaces.