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GbX I-Trac Backplane Connectors

Achieve superior impedance control and 12.5 Gbps data rates in high-bandwidth applications with GbX I-Trac Backplane Connector System — offered in traditional and orthogonal configurations for design flexibility.

Data Rate Rows Differential Parts per Inch
12.5Gbps 7, 11, 15 69

PCB Headers

Molex GbX I-Trac PCB Header

PCB Receptacles

Molex GbX I-Trac PCB Receptacles

Power Headers

Molex GbX I-Trac Power Header

Power Receptacle

Molex GbX I-Trac Power Receptacle

Guides

Molex GbX I-Trac Backplane with Free Standing Wide Guide Pin

Features and Benefits


The GbX I-Trac Backplane Connector System features a broadside-coupled, skew-equalized design scalable to data rates up to 12.5+ Gbps. With its unique open pin-field design, the GbX I-Trac System gives customers the flexibility to assign high-speed differential pairs, low-speed signals, power and ground contacts anywhere within the pin-field.

The versatile design allows the headers to be rotated 90° on opposite sides of the midplane creating an orthogonal architecture, eliminating the need for PCB traces by using shared vias through the midplane. The same header and daughtercard part numbers are used for both standard and orthogonal configurations. Offers printed-circuit-board designers the flexibility to quad route the signal traces (2 pairs per layer) reducing the PCB layer count. Integrated guidance options and stand alone guidance options ensure superior mating performance and design flexibility. Power modules capable of supporting over 250 amps of current per linear inch. Available in backplane signal header modules, daughtercard signal modules and right angle male signal modules (coplanar). 7-, 11- and 15-row versions with press fit module sizes ranging from 56 to 300 circuits.

GbX I-Trac is currently used in server, storage, telecommunications, data-networking, industrial, military and medical applications throughout the world supporting standards such as:

  • IEEE 802.3ap (10GBASE-KR, 10G Ethernet)
  • Ethernet: 3.125, 6.25, 10Gbps
  • PCI Gen1: 2.5Gbps
  • PCI Gen2: 5 Gbps
  • Infiniband: 2.5 to 10 Gbps
  • SAS/SATA: 3 to 6 Gbps
  • Fibre Channel: 4.25 to 8.5 Gbps
  • Sonet: 2.5 to 10 Gbps
  • Hypertransport: 3.2 to 5.2 Gbps

The GbX I-Trac backplane system is offered in the following options:

  • The 7-row product is available in 4, 6 or 10 column (56, 84 or 140 circuits) with backplane, daughtercard, coplanar and power module options
  • The 11-row product is available in 5, 6, 8 or 10 column (110, 132, 176 or 220 circuits) with backplane, daughtercard, coplanar and power module options
  • The 15-row product is available in 8, 9 or 10 column (240, 270 or 300 circuits) with backplane, daughtercard and power module options

Capable of supporting data rates of 12.5 Gbps
Enhanced NXT daughtercard enables scalable data rates up to 12.5 Gbps with backward compatibility to standard GbX I-Trac headers (standard GbX I-Trac connectors reach 6.0 Gbps)

Differential-pair density up to 69 pairs per linear inch using open-pin-field design
High-density, high-bandwidth connection with pin-by-assignment flexibility

Quad PCB routing capability
Reduces PCB layers required to route high-speed signals, reducing PCB cost

Bifurcated contact beams in daughtercard interface
Greater reliability with two points of contact to the header pin

Broadside-coupled, skew-equalized, differential pair system
Superior impedance control, low cross talk and improved insertion loss performance

Allows standard and orthogonal connections using the same parts
Design flexibility
Connector and PCB cost savings

Integrated guidance
Superior mating performance


Applications by Industry


Electro-surgical equipment
Imaging equipment

Data networking equipment servers
Routers
Storage
Switches
Telecommunication networks
Test and measurement equipment

This is not a definitive list of applications for this product. It represents some of the more common uses.