Due to the latest high speed demands in networking equipment, TE Connectivity (TE) has developed the new Sliver internal
cabled interconnect which provides one of the most flexible solutions in the market for making internal I/O connections on the
board. Sliver products can be used across many applications, data rates and protocols (PCI Express, SAS, Ethernet).
With a 0.6mm contact pitch, Sliver products are super slim, allowing you to fit more inside the enclosure. TE provides a highly
robust metal housing design on the connector cage with an active latch providing additional connection security.
This new technology simplifies design and helps lower overall costs by eliminating the need for re-timers and more
costly lower-loss PCB materials while reaching speeds up to 56 Gbps with the use of TE high speed cable.
Applications
• Data center & Networking Equipment
• Servers
• Switches
• Routers
• High Performance Computing (HPC)
• Storage Devices
• Wireless Base Stations and Radios
• Internal Cabled Solution Options
• Chip to Chip
• Chip to I/O
• Chip to Backplane
• Board to Board
• PCB Card Edge (BTB) solutions
• Supports Ethernet, PCIe, SAS, SATA,
InfiniBand, and other custom protocols
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Sliver Internal Cabled Interconnect Solution
Ultimate flexibility in applications, data rates and protocols
Vertical and right angle connector and cable solutions provide a flexible solution
set in addition to allowing for both cabled and card-edge interconnect designs.
With a flexible pinout arrangement, multiple mounting and mating options, and
the support of present and future data rate protocols, the Sliver interconnect
solution provides a variety of configuration options to address your application
needs.
Free up design space
The 0.6mm contact pitch is up to 30% denser than most existing solutions,
allowing you to fit more inside the box.
Reliable connections
The Sliver interconnect solution provides a robust connector housing design
while an active latch provides additional connection security for data critical
applications.
Lower design costs
Sliver connector and cable assemblies can lower overall costs by eliminating the
need for re-timers and more costly lower loss PCB materials.
Key Features
• 0.6mm pitch SMT connector design
includes robust metal housing
Application design flexibility
Mid-Board Cable
Applications
Horizontal Card Edge
Applications
• 12G and 25G high speed, low-loss
33AWG cable
• Vertical and right angle configurations
with active latch
• Supports 85 and 100 ohm impedance
applications
• Flexible pinout arrangement allows for
mix of differential signal pairs and low
speed single-ended sidebands
• Flexible mounting and mating
Backplane/Midplane
Applications
arrangements:
• Cabled interconnects
• Card edge interconnects
Vertical Card Edge
Applications
Low Profile PCIe Add-In
Card Applications
• Vertical to right-angle, vertical
to straight, right-angle to right-
angle, and right-angle to straight
receptacle-to-plug mating
• Developing the platform to be scalable
in x4 Tx/Rx lane increments:
• x4 (26pin), x8 (50pin), x12 (74pin),
x16 (100pin), x20 (124pin), x24
(148pin)
• Supports present and future bandwidth
needs without requiring requalification
and redesign
TE’s Sliver interconnect solution consists of:
Vertical
Board Mount
Connector
Right Angle
Board Mount
Connector
Right Angle
Cable Plug
Connector
Straight Cable
Plug Connector
Card Edge
Connector
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Sliver Internal Cabled Interconnect Solution
Part Number Details
Connectors
TE Part Numbers
Part Description
Vertical PCB Connector
Right Angle PCB Connector
50 Position
2292096-1
2292055-1
148 Position
Vertical PCB Card Edge Connector
Right Angle PCB Card Edge Connector
2297117-2
2331498-1
74 Position
2324787-1
2292069-1
124 Position
TBD
2323321-1
Plug Kits
TE Part Numbers
Part Description
Straight Plug Kit
50 Position
2317815-1
74 Position
2317823-1
124 Position
2339107-1
Cable Assemblies
TE Part Numbers
50 Position
Part Description
Straight Cable Plug
Right Angle Plug
Straight-Right Angle Plugs
Straight Cable Plug
Right Angle Plug
Straight-Right Angle Plugs
Straight Cable Plug
Right Angle Plug
74 Position
0.5 Meter
2821376-1
2821745-1
2821746-1
2821756-1
2821757-1
2821758-1
124 Position
0.5 Meter
1 Meter
Data
Rate
25G
25G
25G
25G
25G
25G
12G
12G
Impedance
85
85
85
100
100
100
85
85
85
100
100
100
85
Bulk Cable
Discrete pairs
Discrete pairs
Discrete pairs
Discrete pairs
Discrete pairs
Discrete pairs
Ribbon
Ribbon
Ribbon
Ribbon
Ribbon
Ribbon
Discrete pairs
0.5 Meter
2821742-1
2821743-1
2821744-1
2821750-1
2821751-1
2821752-1
2820397-1
1 Meter
2821742-2
2821743-2
2821744-2
2821750-2
2821751-2
2821752-2
1 Meter
2821376-2
2821745-2
2821746-2
2821756-2
2821757-2
2821758-2
2820397-2 2820396-1 2820396-2
2820399-1 2820399-2 2821385-1 2821385-2
2821638-1
2821747-1
2821748-1
2821749-1
2821638-2
2821747-2
2821748-2
2821749-2
2821639-1 2821639-2
2821753-1
2821753-2
Straight-Right Angle Plugs* 12G
Straight Cable Plug
Right Angle Plug
Straight-Right Angle Plugs
Straight Cable Plug
12G
12G
12G
12G
2821754-1 2821754-2
2821755-1
2821755-2
2324305-1 2324305-2
*Discrete pairs are optional for 12G platform
Contact your TE representative about custom cable assembly configurations.
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