TE Connectivity: 68-Pin Connectors for SAS/PCIe Gen 4: 24Gb SAS and 16GT/s PCIe Lanes

TE Connectivity introduces receptacles for the 4th gen serial attached small computer system interface (SCSI/SAS) supporting both SAS and PCIe lanes at respective speed of 24Gb/s and 16GT/s (gigatransfers per second ).

These 68-pin receptacles are designed to address SFF-8639 specs with compatibilities to SFF-8630, SFF-8680 and SFF-8432 interfaces. Their interfaces are backward compatible to 12Gb, 6Gb and 3Gb SAS and SATA connectors. This product design and speed enhancements allow 3-mode storage (SATA, SAS and NVMe drives) application commonly without the need to change board designs when using drives with different protocols. As customers upgrade from SAS/PCIe Gen 3 products to SAS/PCIe Gen 4, SAS/PCIe Gen 4 receptacles can support different footprints based on target applications’ board design layout. These receptacles are developed with self-alignment features to help prevent misalignment.

“SAS/PCIe Gen 4 (U.2/U.3) receptacles are ‘smart’ products which can be used by cost-effective storage HDD drives, higher performance server SSDs (or high speed PCIe production,” said Michael Wu, product manager, data and devices business unit. “With the growing penetration of NVMe storage to address market needs of higher speed, our SAS/PCIe Gen 4 receptacles can better facilitate our customers to optimize their storages and servers’ performance.“

About TE Connectivity
It is a $13 billion global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Its range of connectivity and sensor solutions for harsh environments, enable advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data communications, and the home, with nearly 80,000 employees, including more than 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 150 countries.