As bandwidth needs increase, backplane design shifts to point-to-point star topologies using narrow, high-speed links. Simulation of design before routing and layout is critical, but it can be ...

Lisle, Ill. — The I-Trac Backplane Connector System from Molex Inc. features a broadside-coupled, skew-equalized design that handles speeds up to 12.5+ Gbits/s. The company says it offers several ...

High-speed measurements like radar-antenna data streams require lots of processing. Pentek’s JadeFX Model 5983 (see figure) is a 3U VPX carrier board for FMC and FMC+ modules—FMC+ increases bandwidth ...

This article appeared in Military & Aerospace Electronics and has been published here with permission. Elma Electronic Inc. introduced two 3U backplanes aligned to Snapshot 3 of the Sensor Open ...