This Week in EBN Daily News Digest Print Archives Search Electronics Industry News Broadcast Business Semiconductors Supply Chain Mgmt. Conventional connectors do not support the speed and signal-integrity requirements of these applications.
Differential signals use two conductors to carry signals that complement one another.
As a result, system and board vendors that adopt such a connector can look forward to legacy usage that spans multiple product generations. In applications using high-frequency signals, however, connectors can have a significant effect on signal integrity. Connectors for high-speed applications must be designed to achieve optimal performance through the minimization of crosstalk and susceptibility to noise influences. The IEEE 802 committee is releasing 1.028-Gbit Ethernet standards to meet this requirement. Similarly, networking hubs incorporate many boards that must be interconnected via short-run cables.