Molex I-Trac Backplane Connector System for Traditional Backplanes

Molex Inc. has rolled out its I-Trac backplane connector system, a broadside-coupled, skew-equalized, 12.5 Gbps solution. It is designed for both traditional backplanes and orthogonal architectures, which eliminate the need for signal traces routed through the midplane. The I-Trac system utilizes common header and daughtercard components allowing design engineers ultimate flexibility while lowering the applied cost and improving the channel’s signal integrity performance. The I-Trac orthogonal provides superior impedance control, lower cross-talk and a higher overall bandwidth that supersedes those of comparable backplane products. I-Trac 7-, 11- and 15-row designs are currently used in market leading 10 Gbps Ethernet switches, high performance servers, data networking applications, storage platforms, telecommunications equipment and IEEE 802.3ap 10GBASE KR systems.