PCI Express Right Angle Connector System
Table of Contents
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electrical and Mechanical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
X1 36 Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5
X4 64 Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7
X8 98 Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9
X16 164 Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
Part Number Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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PCI Express Right Angle Connector System
General
The PCI Express (PCIe) Architecture was introduced into
the market place in 2004 as a result of OEMs, including
Intel, working together to design a next generation Bus
Architecture. The current PCI Bus protocol has evol-
ved from a 32 Bit PCI to 64 Bit PCI, PCI-X, causing the
industry’s demand for greater speeds to outstrip the
capabilities of PCI. The development of the PCIe pro-
tocol has allowed the industry to embrace a new bus
architecture that will handle the demands for the next
10 years. Completely compatible with PCI, the PCIe will
allow designers greater flexibility when designing new
systems and upgrading existing systems.
The ERNI Right Angle PCIe connector‘s footprint is identical to
the standard vertical mount configuration. The connec-
tor pins are insert molded into the connector to allow for
exact registration of the contacts on both the daughter
card side and the board mount thru hole side. The con-
nector itself is molded out of a high temperature plastic.
This allows the connector to withstand the higher reflow
and IR temperatures required for processing lead free
components. The overall rugged construction of this
connector is fabricated with the best materials available
for the application requirements. The Right Angle de-
sign of the connector will enable the engineer to con-
sider more options while designing the product where
height is at premium.
Features
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Angled PCIe connector allows the system designer
to solve space problems that cannot be solved with
vertical PCIe connectors
Connector enables the add-on card to be mounted
parallel to the motherboard, saving space in the
overall height of the computer box
Available in X1, X4, X8 or X16 versions in stack
heights of 5.84mm, 11.18mm, and 16.69mm
Meets all PCIe Local Bus Standards Rev. 2.0
Plastic cover protects connector from dust and debris
Insert molded with liquid crystal polymer to provide
stability in hybrid board applications involving SMCs
Compatible with wave soldering process
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