Description
TR™ Multicoax delivers superior signal integrity from multiple high speed analog or digital channels. With a choice of 20 GHz, 40 GHz, 70 GHz, or 90 GHz configurations, users can upgrade their connectors as bandwidth requirements on their applications increases. TR is the highest density high speed multicoax connector on the market. The interface is compression mount which drives lower total cost of testing by avoiding costly solder-down components that can’t be recovered, encouraging reuse across programs.
Applications
- Semiconductor Design & Test
- Automated Test & Measurement
- Communications
- Quantum Computing
- Defense/Aerospace
- Server/Data
- Custom Applications
Solderless Technology
Features and Benefits
- Solderless Connection: Direct compression mount to PCB ensures reliable signal integrity without the inconsistencies of soldering.
- Optimized for High Frequencies: Footprints support frequencies up to 90 GHz, with services available for higher frequency optimizations, addressing the needs of advanced applications.
- Versatile Plating Options: Supports various noble metal plating options like hard gold over nickel, ENIG, and ENIPIG, offering flexibility in design and fabrication.
- Detailed Optimization Services: Ardent offers detailed footprint optimization services based on specific PCB stack-ups, enhancing performance tailored to each customer's unique requirements.
- Easy Implementation: Comprehensive guidelines and optimization reports provided by Ardent facilitate easy adoption and integration into PCB designs.
- Reusability Across Designs: The dense footprint not only saves space but is designed to be reusable across different programs, maximizing cost efficiency.
The Art of TR Multicoax
Ardent’s TR Multicoax series represents a significant advancement in connector technology, with its solderless approach via a PCB footprint. This innovation allows for seamless signal and ground connections directly on the PCB, bypassing the need for soldering which can introduce variability and reliability concerns. The footprint design, optimized for high-performance applications, supports frequencies up to 90 GHz, with options for further launch optimization to meet specific program requirements. This approach simplifies the PCB design process, enhances signal integrity, and facilitates easy reconfiguration for future design iterations.
Field Replaceable Interface
Description
Our TR Multicoax Series features an innovative field replaceable interface, designed to provide superior performance and ease of maintenance. This advanced interface ensures that your high-frequency connections remain reliable and efficient, even in the most demanding environments.
Benefits
- Easy Replacement: The TR Multicoax interface can be easily removed and replaced at the customer site, minimizing downtime and ensuring continued high performance.
- Superior Signal Integrity: Designed with precision, the interface maintains exceptional signal integrity, crucial for high-frequency applications. Replacement interfaces offer the same performance as new products.
- Durable and Reliable: Built to withstand rigorous use, our interfaces are made with high-quality materials that ensure long-lasting performance. While our interfaces are extremely robust, suitable for cryogenic and space applications, in the rare event of damage, the replaceability offers an easy and effective maintenance option.
Mechanical Reliability
- The TR Multicoax series connectors excel in demanding environments like commercial satellites, quantum computing, and automated test equipment. Built with advanced materials, they ensure durability and reliability, maintaining performance even in temperatures as low as millikelvin.
- Meeting Mil-Std and NASA/ESA standards, these connectors provide consistent, reliable connections crucial for signal integrity engineering. Rated for up to 1000 mechanical cycles, their precision and durability guarantee long-term performance, preserving signal integrity and minimizing measurement variability.
- Access our comprehensive test reports for detailed technical validation. Contact us to enhance your projects with the TR Multicoax series' reliable, high-performance connectivity.
Configurations
TR90™ Multicoax Connector
- Newly designed interface and footprint symbol
- Exceptional signal integrity out to 90 GHz
- 1mm (W Band) connectors on cable end
TR70™ Multicoax Connector
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency Range | DC to 67.5 GHz |
| Return Loss | Please refer to the TR70 Datasheet at the bottom of this page |
| Insertion Loss | Please refer to the TR70 Datasheet at the bottom of this page |
| Crosstalk | Crosstalk is largely a function of PCB footprint design. Please consult factory for more information. |
| Impedance | 50Ω Nominal |
| Phase Matching* | Cable Length ≤ 9” [229mm] = ± 2ps for all cables in an assembly. |
| *Phase tolerance is heavily based on cable length. Consult factory for phase matching specification of assemblies > 9″ [229mm] | |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Coax-to-Coax Pitch | 2.54mm and 4mm (within a row) |
| Channels | Standard: 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 |
| Cabling | .047″ diameter low-loss flexible coax |
| Cable Length | 6”/ 152mm, 12”/ 304mm, 24”/ 608mm |
| Board-Mount Insertion Life | 1,000 mating cycles |
| PCB Footprint | 50Ω Nominal |
| Interface (Cable end to Equipment) | Female or Male – V (1.85mm) |
| *Mechanical specifications vary; contact factory for options | |
TR40™ Multicoax Connector
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency Range | DC to 40 GHz |
| Return Loss | Please refer to the TR40 Datasheet at the bottom of this page |
| Insertion Loss | Please refer to the TR40 Datasheet at the bottom of this page |
| Crosstalk | Crosstalk is largely a function of PCB footprint design. Please consult factory for more information. |
| Impedance | 50Ω Nominal |
| Phase Matching* | Cable Length ≤ 9” [229mm] = ± 2ps for all cables in an assembly |
| *Phase tolerance is heavily based on cable length. Consult factory for phase matching specification of assemblies > 9″ [229mm] | |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Coax-to-Coax Pitch | 2.54mm and 4mm (within a row) |
| Channels | Standard: 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 |
| Cabling | .047” diameter low-loss flexible coax |
| Cable Length | 6”/ 152mm, 12”/ 304mm, 24”/ 608mm |
| Board-Mount Insertion Life | 1,000 mating cycles |
| PCB Footprint | Compression Mount, Non-SMT, Noble Plated |
| Interface (Cable end to Equipment) | Female or Male – SMK (2.92mm) |
| *Mechanical specifications vary; contact factory for options | |
TR20™ Multicoax Connector
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency Range | DC to 20 GHz |
| Return Loss | Please refer to the TR20 Datasheet at the bottom of this page |
| Insertion Loss | Please refer to the TR20 Datasheet at the bottom of this page |
| Crosstalk | Crosstalk is largely a function of PCB footprint design. Please consult factory for more information. |
| Impedance | 50Ω Nominal |
| Phase Matching* | Cable Length ≤ 9” [229mm] = ± 2ps for all cables in an assembly |
| *Phase tolerance is heavily based on cable length. Consult factory for phase matching specification of assemblies > 9″ [229mm] | |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Coax-to-Coax Pitch | 2.54mm and 4mm (within a row) |
| Channels | Standard: 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 |
| Cabling | .047” diameter low-loss flexible coax |
| Cable Length | 6”/ 152mm, 12”/ 304mm, 24”/ 608mm |
| Board-Mount Insertion Life | 1,000 mating cycles |
| PCB Footprint | Compression Mount, Non-SMT, Noble Plated |
| Interface (Cable end to Equipment) | Female or Male – SMA |
| *Mechanical specifications vary; contact factory for options | |
Technical Information
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Features and Benefits
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Fully coaxial, solderless compliant interface | Ultra-low crosstalk contribution from connector |
| No costly PCB solder-down leave behinds required | |
| 2.54mm pitch signal-to-signal | Dense footprint allows for exponential real estate saving |
| Multiple cable and connector options | Opposite the TR Multicoax interface, industry standard (SMA, 2.92mm, SMP) connectors make system integration and connection to room-temp electronics seamless |
| Internal coaxial cabling options include: low outgassing flexible, semi-rigid, non-magnetic | |
| Assemblies available in a variety of form factors, channel counts, cable lengths, and pre-bent configurations | Easily scale up existing known-good designs |
Connector Overview
- Using patented spring probe technology, the TR Multicoax combines the Ardent Interposer technology and coaxial cable technology to create an unsurpassed solderless connector solution
- By carefully controlling the geometry and material properties, the Ardent Interposer technology minimizes impedance discontinuities in an extremely electrically short transition enabling 70 GHz + performance
Form Factors
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Channels | 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 |
| Cable Lengths | Standard: 6”/ 152mm, 9″/ 229mm, 12”/ 304mm, 24”/ 608mm |
| Contact factory for custom lengths | |
| Cable Types | 047 Flexible Cable |
| Connector Types | SMA, SMP, 2.92mm, 1.85mm, Male/Female |
| TR Multicoax to TR Multicoax | |
| Consult factory for other connector types | |
| Mounting Styles | Straight Mount |
| Right Angle | |
| Blind Mate | |
| Leap Frog (single row) | |
| Pitch | 2.54mm signal to signal |
| Insertion Life | 1000+ mating cycles |
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