Smiths Interconnect / Molex Quadrax/Twinax Passive Equalizer contacts operate up to 12.5Gbps and fit within standard Size 8 twinax/quadrax contact cavities across multiple connector formats. Requiring no external power, they function as high-pass filters to compensate for frequency-dependent cable loss, reduce jitter and intersymbol interference, and improve signal integrity. Designed for 100-ohm differential pair systems, they extend cable reach and support higher data rates in high-speed digital applications.
Smiths Interconnect Quadrax/Twinax Passive Equalizer
Features
- Up to 50% increase in high-speed signaling cable length
- Up to two times increase in data rate for given interconnect length
- Improve the margin at the receiver end for a given signal performance
- Re-use existing wire and cable to drive higher data rate signals
- Entirely passive (no extra power required)
- Self contained in the contact no board real estate used
- Decrease the wire gauge size to save weight and improve routability
- Temperature range -40ºC to +125
Applications
- Defense
- Oil & Gas
- Space