Originally slated for launch in 2021, the Fugaku launch was accelerated to address pressing needs for deep scientific research related to the COVID-19 pandemic. To advance development, the team required both standard and custom-designed components delivered with speed. Molex supplied high-speed, cabled backplane technology to serve as the backbone of Fugaku, enabling reliable, critical connections between the system’s many circuit boards.
Advanced development of backplane interconnects, coupled with expertise on integrating them into cable assemblies, provided superior signal integrity transmission and electrical consistency on every differential pair.
“Expertise we developed throughout past years on similar technologies positioned Molex well to deliver the capability, capacity and quality needed to accelerate deployment time,” says Jairo Guerrero, General Manager of Molex Enterprise Solutions, Copper Solutions Business Unit. “Fugaku is an example of our ability to support future technologies on a major scale.”
In total, Fugaku utilizes 30 standard Molex products and eight specialty components designed to accommodate increased bandwidth and density. Molex production facilities also worked tirelessly to meet the aggressive new timeline while maintaining component compliance.
