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Nano-Pitch I/O Connector System

Redefining solutions in the storage, mobile, and enterprise industries, Molex’s Nano-Pitch I/O (NPIO) connectors and cable assemblies offer industry-leading port density, multi-protocol support, and enhanced signal integrity to support PCIe’s OCuLink and SAS-4 (MiniLink) applications.

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Product Highlights

Protocols:Bandwidth:Lanes:
SAS, PCIe, SATA12 Gbps per Channel (SAS 3.0)
16 GT/s per Channel (PCI Express)		1 - 6

High-Speed I/O Connectors

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Nano-Pitch I/O Receptacle

High-Speed I/O Cables Assemblies

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Nano-Pitch I/O Cable Assembly

Features and Benefits

Flexible pinout concept (continuous Ground-Signal-Signal-Ground) optimized for high-speed applications:
• Maximizes the number of high-speed lanes within the lengths provided
• Four-lane and eight-lane sizes available per industry standard

Small form factor: 5.00 H by 23.00 W by 9.00mm D and a 12.00mm mated connector-to-cable assembly height for R/A cable exit:
• Enables high speeds and high bandwidth in a small form factor
• Services mobile devices through enterprise applications

Versatile metal shell housing:
• Provides an internal or external solution, with a low mated height that fits within the maximum component height of PCIe add-in cards
• Cable-side passive or active latching options available

Mezzanine and parallel solutions available:
• Provides industry-leading application flexibility across almost any arrangement of boards within a system

PCB in 4x cable supports 38 or 42 circuits; 80 or 76 circuits
Keeps same footprint to enable running change:
• Provides additional pin assignment flexibility for side bands
• Six-side bands are now configurable

Multi-protocol solution that adheres to a variety of industry standards:
• Designed into: T10/Serial Attached SCSI Mini-Link (12 Gbps SAS-G3) roadmap to SAS-G4; SFF Committee/SFF-8611; Free Cable/SFF-8612 Fixed Connector/Universal Pinout/SFF-9400; PCIe OCuLink Gen 3 8 GT/s and Gen 4 16 GT/s

Staggered, reliable and constant dual-row contact configuration:
• Allows for hot pluggability: the ability to add components without having to shut down the system
• Provides optimal routing for high-speed trace connections while minimizing the need for PCB real estate

Vertical and right-angle mounting options:
• Surface-mount and intrusive reflow options available
• Through-hole and outrigger designs offer optimal robustness

Data rates of 25 Gbps for 80-circuit version; 16 Gbps for 42-circuit version:
• Meets today’s data transfer needs with increased port density and speed in smaller packaging

Overview

Today’s data transfer needs call for increased port density and speed in smaller packaging. Nano-Pitch I/O™ Interconnect System moves data at 25 Gbps, making this one of the densest, fastest and smallest I/O connectors in the industry.

Consumer electronics and enterprise servers and storage customers desire capabilities for simple download to external storage systems across a multitude of protocols. Nano-Pitch I/O Interconnect System is compatible with all known PCIe, SAS and SATA protocols, as well as future-proofed for PCIe Gen 4 (16 GT/s) and SAS 4 (25 Gbps). This system will solve space and performance issues in download systems well into the future.

Applications by Industry

Data center and enterprise storage systems
HBA (Host Bus Adapter) servers
JBODs
RAIDs (Redundant Array of Individual Disks)
Storage racks

Routers
Servers
Switches

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