TE Connectivity Technical Datasheet
Sliver Cable Assemblies
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Description ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Features and Benefits .................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Product Applications ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Industry Standards ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Technical Documents ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Part Numbers .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Table 1. Part Number Selection Guide ........................................................................................................................................... 3
Product Specifications ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Table 2. Material Specifications ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Table 3. Electrical/Mechanical Specifications – Discrete Primary Pair Cable Assembly .................................................................. 4
Table 4. Electrical/Mechanical Specifications – Laminated Ribbon Cable Assembly ...................................................................... 4
Table 5. Environmental Specifications ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Table 6. Discrete Primary Pair Cable Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 5
Table 7. Laminated Ribbon Cable Specifications............................................................................................................................ 5
Pin Configurations ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Sliver 50 Position ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Sliver 74 Position ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Sliver Cable Assembly Mechanical Schematics ................................................................................................................................. 8
Sliver 50 Position Straight Cable Assembly .................................................................................................................................... 8
Sliver 74 Position Straight Cable Assembly .................................................................................................................................... 8
Sliver 50 Position Right Angle Cable Assembly .............................................................................................................................. 9
Sliver 74 Position Right Angle Cable Assembly .............................................................................................................................. 9
Signal Integrity Performance............................................................................................................................................................ 10
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INTRODUCTION
Description
TE Connectivity’s (TE) Sliver passive copper cable assembly is a robust and flexible cabling solution for internal interconnects. Due
to the lower loss characteristics of copper cable, Sliver cabling reduces overall power requirements and extends the reach for high
data rate signals inside networking equipment. TE's Sliver cable solution lowers overall costs by eliminating re-timers required to
compensate for lossy PCB traces as well as more costly, lower loss PCB laminates.
Sliver cable assemblies are offered in fine gage 33AWG low loss primary pairs and flat ribbon cable. The Sliver connector design is
scalable in 4x increments and is available in straight and right angle plug configurations to mate with right angle and vertical board
mount connectors. These connector styles offer a broad range of cable to board mating flexibility.
Sliver cables are designed for applications in the data center, networking and telecommunications markets that use Ethernet, PCIe,
InfiniBand, SAS and other signal protocols. Sliver cables and connectors are compatible with all types and speeds of
microprocessors, and enable many interconnection configurations such as chip-to-chip, chip-to-front/rear panel, chip-to-backplane
and a vertical card edge option.
Features and Benefits
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Compatible with many different industry standards and protocols
Supports speeds from 12G to 25Gbps per channel
Enables less expensive PCB material and electronics, with higher channel performance
Optimized construction to minimize insertion loss and cross talk
Supports all types and speeds of microprocessors
High density 0.6mm contact pitch
Connector designed to be scalable from 4x to 20x
Active press to release stainless steel latch
33AWG low loss 25GHz primary pairs or 12GHz flat ribbon cable
RoHS compliant
Product Applications
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Switches, servers and routers
Data Center networks
Storage area networks
High performance computing
Telecommunication and wireless infrastructure
Industry Standards
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10G / 25G Ethernet
PCIe Gen 3 / Gen 4
QPI - Intel QuickPath Interconnect
SAS 3.0 / 4.0
InfiniBand QDR / FDR / EDR
SATA
Technical Documents
Product Specification
108-32115 Sliver Cable Assembly
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PART NUMBERS
Table 1. Part Number Selection Guide
50 position
74 position
Part Description
Data
Rate
Impedance
Bulk Cable
0.5 Meter
1 Meter
0.5 Meter
1 Meter
Straight Cable Plugs
25G
85
Discrete pairs
2821742-1
2821742-2
2821376-1
2821376-2
Right Angle Cable Plugs
25G
85
Discrete pairs
2821743-1
2821743-2
2821745-1
2821745-2
Straight-to-Right Angle Plugs
25G
85
Discrete pairs
2821744-1
2821744-2
2821746-1
2821746-2
Straight Cable Plugs
25G
100
Discrete pairs
2821750-1
2821750-2
2821756-1
2821756-2
Right Angle Cable Plugs
25G
100
Discrete pairs
2821751-1
2821751-2
2821757-1
2821757-2
Straight-to-Right Angle Plugs
25G
100
Discrete pairs
2821752-1
2821752-2
2821758-1
2821758-2
Straight Cable Plugs
12G
85
Ribbon
2820397-1
2820397-2
2820396-1
2820396-2
Right Angle Cable Plugs
12G
85
Ribbon
2820399-1
2820399-2
2821385-1
2821385-2
Straight-to-Right Angle Plugs
12G
85
Ribbon
2821638-1
2821638-2
2821639-1
2821639-2
Straight Cable Plugs
12G
100
Ribbon
2821747-1
2821747-2
2821753-1
2821753-2
Right Angle Cable Plugs
12G
100
Ribbon
2821748-1
2821748-2
2821754-1
2821754-2
Straight-to-Right Angle Plugs
12G
100
Ribbon
2821749-1
2821749-2
2821755-1
2821755-2
*Discrete pairs are optional for 12G platform
Contact TE for customized lengths
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Table 2. Material Specifications
Halogen Free low loss laminate
PCB
IPC Class 3
Contact
30µin min hard Gold plated contact pads
Connector housing
Polycarbonate (Lexan)
Active latch
Stainless steel
Silver plated copper conductor
Discrete Cable
Fluoropolymer dielectric
Metallic tape pair shield
Polyester tape jacket
Silver plated copper conductor
Tinned copper drain wire
Laminated Cable
Al-mylar pair shield
PET Outer Wrapping
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Table 3. Electrical/Mechanical Specifications – Discrete Primary Pair Cable Assembly
Impedance
Data Rate
100Ω
85Ω
25Gbps per channel
100 ohm = 7 ps/m
Within Pair Skew
85 ohm = 10 ps/m
Rated Voltage
30V
Rated Current
0.5A per pin
Durability
250 mating cycles
50 pos = 10N
Mating Force
74 pos = 15N
Table 4. Electrical/Mechanical Specifications – Laminated Ribbon Cable Assembly
Impedance
100Ω
85Ω
Data Rate
12Gbps per channel
Within Pair Skew
10ps/m
Rated Voltage
30V
Rated Current
0.5A per pin
Durability
250 mating cycles
50 pos = 10N
Mating Force
74 pos = 15N
Table 5. Environmental Specifications
Storage Temperature
-40° to 80°C
Operating Temperature
0° to 80°C
CL2 (Discrete Pair)
Flammability Rating
VW-1 (Ribbon Cable)
Safety Certificates
RoHS compliant
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Table 6. Discrete Primary Pair Cable Specifications
Bend Radius
Cable Dimensions 33AWG 85Ω
4.5mm (good way bend)
Thickness = .64 mm
Width per pair = 1.09 mm
5 GHz = 5.2 dB/m
Attenuation 33AWG 85Ω
12.89 GHz = 8.6 dB/m
20 GHz = 11.4 dB/m
25 GHz = 13.8 dB/m
Cable Dimensions 33AWG 100Ω
Thickness = .71 mm
Width per pair = 1.24 mm
5 GHz = 4.3 dB/m
Attenuation 33AWG 100Ω
12.89 GHz = 7.4 dB/m
20 GHz = 9.9 dB/m
25 GHz = 11.9 dB/m
Table 7. Laminated Ribbon Cable Specifications
Bend Radius
3mm
Thickness = 0.65 mm
Cable Dimensions 33AWG 85Ω
Width 8 pair = 13.97mm
Width 12 pair = 21.17mm
5 GHz = 5.4dB/m
Attenuation 33AWG 85Ω
7 GHz = 6.7dB/m
10 GHz = 9.1dB/m
Thickness = 0.75 mm
Cable Dimensions 33AWG 100Ω
Width 8 pair = 13.97mm
Width 12 pair = 21.17mm
5 GHz = 5.4dB/m
Attenuation 33AWG 100Ω
7 GHz = 6.7dB/m
10 GHz = 9.1dB/m
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PIN CONFIGURATIONS
Sliver 50 Position
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Sliver 74 Position
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SLIVER CABLE ASSEMBLY MECHANICAL SCHEMATICS
Sliver 50 Position Straight Cable Assembly
Sliver 74 Position Straight Cable Assembly
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Sliver 50 Position Right Angle Cable Assembly
Sliver 74 Position Right Angle Cable Assembly
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SIGNAL INTEGRITY PERFORMANCE
Insertion Loss (SDD21) of 1m 33AWG 100 Ohm 25G Sliver
Mode Conversion (SCD21) of 1m 33AWG 100 Ohm 25G Sliver
Return Loss (SDD11) of 1m 33AWG 100 Ohm 25G Sliver
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Return Loss (SDD22) of 1m 33AWG 100 Ohm 25G Sliver
Insertion Loss (SDD21) of 1m 33AWG 85 Ohm 25G Sliver
Mode Conversion (SCD21) of 1m 33AWG 85 Ohm 25G Sliver
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Return Loss (SDD11) of 1m 33AWG 85 Ohm 25G Sliver
Return Loss (SDD22) of 1m 33AWG 85 Ohm 25G Sliver
Insertion Loss (SDD21) of 1m 33AWG 100 Ohm 12G Sliver
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Mode Conversion (SCD21) of 1m 33AWG 100 Ohm 12G Sliver
Return Loss (SDD11) of 1m 33AWG 100 Ohm 12G Sliver
Return Loss (SDD22) of 1m 33AWG 100 Ohm 12G Sliver
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Insertion Loss (SDD21) of 1m 33AWG 85 Ohm 12G Sliver
Mode Conversion (SCD21) of 1m 33AWG 85 Ohm 12G Sliver
Return Loss (SDD11) of 1m 33AWG 85 Ohm 12G Sliver
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Return Loss (SDD22) of 1m 33AWG 85 Ohm 12G Sliver
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