Sliver Internal Cabled Interconnects

High Speed has never been more flexible

Our Sliver internal cabled interconnect system provides a solution to data rate increase challenges. It is flexible, robust and provides optimal signal integrity – while also saving space and lowering design costs. With a 0.6mm contact pitch, Sliver products are super slim, allowing you to fit more inside the box. In addition to card-edge configurations, we provide a highly robust metal housing design on the connector cage to help withstand cable pull while an active latch provides additional connection security. This new connectivity technology simplifies design and helps lower overall costs by eliminating the need for re-timers and more costly lower-loss PCB materials while reaching speeds up to 56 Gbps with the use of FibreConneX high speed cable.

New Product: Sliver SFF-TA-1002 Product Features	Rated up to 112G PAM-4 (56G NRZ) Meets all current protocol performance requirements for PCIe Gen 3/4 (8G & 16G), SAS-3/4 (6G, 12G, & 24G), Ethernet protocols (10G & 25G per lane), InfiniBand (28G), and expected to meet performance for IEEE & OIF 56 Gbps, PCIe Gen 5, and SAS-5 Sizing options include 1C (x4), 2C (x8), and 4C (x16) in both right angle, and vertical sizes. All module cards can plug into any alternate configuration by design
New Product: 124 Position Sliver Connectors & Cable Assemblies Product Features	Supports a variety of protocols (x16 PCIe, up to PCIe Gen 5 and Ethernet 56G) A 124 position connector eliminates the need to use separate 50 and 74 position connectors Reducing the number of connectors needed makes cable management easier TE 124 position Sliver connectors are more robust than other products in the market Only mid-board copper product with a pull tab on the plug and alignment features on the receptacle Pull tab and alignment features allow for blind mating and disengaging the cable when there is no space for a finger to push a latch button on a plug
124 Position Sliver Cable Assembly 124 Position Sliver Receptacle
New Product : Sliver Plug Kits Product Features	Build your own Sliver cable assemblies Available in 50, 74 and 124 position versions Can lower barriers to entry to Sliver market Allows for quick entry to high speed I/O market through shorter lead times and lower cost Can reduce engineering cost, capital investment and design time TE can provide the service to certify your Sliver cable assemblies according to our product specification
74 Position Sliver Plug Kit 124 Position Sliver Plug Kit
Sliver Plug Kits
New SFF-TA-1002 Spec Connector – Sliver 2.0
Product Features Specifications for Sliver	0.6mm contact pitch Receptacle includes robust metal shell with cable latching Vertical and Right Angle receptacle options accepts Sliver cable assemblies or PCB plug-in cards Cable assemblies incorporate our high-speed, low-loss 33 AWG cable and can support both 85 and 100 ohm environments 12G & 25G options provide economic solutions for a variety of applications
Sliver right angle plug and vertical receptacle Sliver right angle receptacle and straight plug
Sliver card edge connector Sliver vertical receptacle
Efficient & Effective	Sliver solutions lower overall costs and improve signal performance by: Eliminating re-timers required due to lossy PCB materials Eliminating more costly, lower loss PCB materials Eliminating complex board-board PCB signal routing
Sliver Cable Assemblies

Multiple Protocols Supported Integrating protocols and high speed flexibility	Equipment designs using various standard and custom signal protocols are broadly adopting mid-board copper connectivity technology. Protocols supported by Sliver include, but are not limited to: PCIe Gen3/4 (8G & 16G) SAS-3/4 (6G, 12G, & 24G) Ethernet protocols (10G & 25G per lane) Infiniband (28G) Custom protocols (up to ~32G per lane)
Application Options	Opening up your design options and extending your reach with Sliver is possible for a wide range of applications including the following:
Chip to chip within a server with detachable interface (e.g. Sliver to Sliver with standard or custom protocol). Board-to-board within a server or storage device (e.g. Sliver to Sliver or Sliver to standard PCIe or SAS).
Chip to front panel I/O within a server, router or switch (e.g. Sliver to Sliver or Sliver to custom cable & connectors). High-speed card edge within a server or storage device (e.g. Sliver high density 25G or x16 PCIe interface).
Sliver is scalable Extends in increments of 8 differential pairs (DP)	16DP (50pin) 24DP (74pin) 32DP (100pin) [Proposed] 40DP (124pin) 48DP (148pin) card edge only