SI Lite - Rugged High-Speed 8 Gbps Connectors

Samtec's SI Lite cost-effective board-stacking connectors are rated up to 8 Gbps to run high-speed signals in a variety of applications.

Family Overview

Samtec offers many board stacker solutions rated up to 8 Gbps and compatible with several popular industry standards, including PCIe® 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, JTAG, LVDS, and others. These products provide cost-effective solutions to run high-speed signals in a variety of applications.

With the industry’s largest variety of board-to-board interconnects, and the most design flexibility to solve almost every design challenge, Samtec makes it easy to find the right board stacking solution.

SI Lite Solutions

Features

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Compatible with popular industry standards including PCIe® 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, JTAG, LVDS, etc.

  • Cost-effective solutions

  • Tiger Eye™ rugged contact system

  • Flexible board stackers with choice of pitch, pin count, stack height, orientation and termination

Downloads & Resources

Literature

SI Lite eBrochure

SI Lite eBrochure

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Rugged/Power Interconnect Solutions Guide

Rugged/Power Interconnect Solutions Guide

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Products

FTSH

High Reliability Header Strips, .050" pitch
Features
  • Micro header with various post heights

  • Available in surface mount and through-hole tails

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing

  • Meets or exceeds MIL-DTL-55302 testing

  • End shroud option available

  • Cost saving flash gold plating available

  • Vertical and horizontal row configurations

  • Extended Life Product™ (E.L.P.™)

  • Hot Pluggable version available (HPT Series)

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CLP

Low Profile Dual-Wipe Socket, .050" Pitch
Features
  • Dual vertical and horizontal row available

  • Low profile dual wipe Tiger Claw™ contact

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing

  • Meets or exceeds MIL-DTL-55302 testing

  • Top or bottom entry styles

  • Extended Life Product™ (E.L.P.™)

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SFM

High-Reliability Tiger Eye™ Socket Strips, .050" Pitch
Features
  • Application: Polarized single and double row multi-finger BeCu contact system to 100 pins

  • Contact System: Tiger Eye™

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing

  • Meets or exceeds MIL-DTL-55302 testing

  • Pitch: .050" (1.27 mm)

  • Special Features: Screw down and solder nail options available for most rugged requirements

  • Orientation: Vertical, horizontal

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount

  • Extended Life Product™ (E.L.P.™)

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TFM

High-Reliability Tiger Eye™ Terminal Strips, .050" Pitch
Features
  • Shrouded body for blind mating

  • Pitch: .050" (1.27 mm)

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing

  • Meets or exceeds MIL-DTL-55302 testing

  • Extended Life Product™ (E.L.P.™)

  • Contact System: .018" (0.46 mm) diameter post

  • Orientation: Vertical, right-angle, horizontal

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount

  • Application: Mating with high-reliability Tiger Eye™ contact sockets and cable assemblies

  • Multiple stack heights

  • Special Features: Screw down, weld tab and solder nail options available for most rugged requirements

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SFC

.050" Tiger Eye™ Cost-Effective Reliable Socket Strip
Features
  • Uses low cost Tiger Eye™ lite contacts

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Available in surface mount and through-hole

  • Vertical row configuration

  • Available with tape and reel packaging

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TFC

Tiger Eye™ Cost-Effective Terminal Strip, .050" Pitch
Features
  • Application: Mating with high-reliability Tiger Eye™ contact sockets and cable assemblies

  • Contact System: .018" (0.46 mm) diameter post

  • Pitch: .050" (1.27 mm)

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Multiple stack heights

  • Orientation: Vertical, right-angle

  • Special Features: Lower cost plating option

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount

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FOLC

.050" FOURRAY™ Quad Row Tiger Eye™ Socket Strip
Features
  • Application: Polarized four row multi-finger Beryllium Copper contact system to 200 pins

  • Contact System: Tiger Eye™

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Orientation: Vertical

  • Pitch: .050" (1.27 mm)

  • Special Features: Optional low insertion force contacts

  • Termination: Through-hole, mixed technology

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MOLC

.050" FOURRAY™ Quad Row Terminal Strip
Features
  • Application: Mating with rugged Tiger Eye™ contact sockets

  • Contact System: .018" (0.46 mm) diameter post

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Orientation: Vertical

  • Pitch: .050" (1.27 mm)

  • Special Features: Locking clip option available for most rugged requirements

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount, mixed technology

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S2M

High Reliability Tiger Eye™ Discrete Wire Socket, 2.00 mm Pitch
Features
  • Application: Polarized, double row system to 60 pins

  • Meets or exceeds MIL-DTL-55302 testing

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Contact System: Tiger Eye™

  • Pitch: 2.00 mm (.0787")

  • SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing

  • Orientation: Vertical

  • Special Features: High-reliability multi-finger Beryllium Copper contact system

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount

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T2M

High Reliability Tiger Eye™ Discrete Wire Header, 2.00 mm Pitch
Features
  • Pitch: 2.00 mm (.0787")

  • Contact System: 0.50 mm (.020") square post

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing

  • Meets or exceeds MIL-DTL-55302 testing

  • Orientation: Vertical, right-angle

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount

  • Application: Mating with rugged Tiger Eye™ contact sockets

  • Special Features: Screw down and weld tab features available for the most rugged requirements

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SFMC

.050" Tiger Eye™ High-Reliability Flexible Pin Count Socket Strip
Features
  • Application: Polarized double row multi-finger Phosphor Bronze contact system to 100 pins

  • Pitch: .050" (1.27 mm)

  • Contact System: Tiger Eye™

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Orientation: Vertical

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount

  • Special Features: Lower cost plating option

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TSM

.100" Surface Mount Terminal Strip
Features
  • Application: Choice of standard post heights provide solutions to mate with any Samtec socket

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing

  • Meets or exceeds MIL-DTL-55302 testing

  • Pitch: .100" (2.54 mm)

  • Contact System: .025" (0.635 mm) square post

  • Orientation: Vertical, horizontal

  • Termination: Surface mount, mixed technology

  • Special Features: Designed specifically for surface mount applications with many options to facilitate processing

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SSM

Surface Mount PCB Socket Strips, .100" pitch
Features
  • Pitch: .100" (2.54 mm)

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • SET Qualified Product: visit samtec.com/SET for more information about Severe Environment Testing

  • Meets or exceeds MIL-DTL-55302 testing

  • Contact System: Tiger Claw™

  • Orientation: Vertical, horizontal

  • Termination: Surface mount

  • Application: Single and double row up to 80 pins

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SSW

Tiger Buy™ Socket Strip with PCB Tails, .100" Pitch
Features
  • Pitch: .100" (2.54 mm)

  • Application: Single, double and triple row up to 150 pins

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Contact System: Tiger Buy™

  • Orientation: Vertical, right-angle

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount

  • Special Features: Standard and low insertion force contacts with standard solder tails

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MMS

Classic Socket Strips, 2.00 mm (.0787") Pitch
Features
  • Application: Single and double row to 80 pins

  • Contact System: Tiger Claw™

  • Orientation: Vertical, horizontal

  • Pitch: 2.00 mm (.0787")

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

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CLT

Low Profile Dual Wipe Socket, 2.00 mm Pitch
Features
  • Special Features: Top and bottom entry pass-through options

  • Termination: Through-hole, surface mount

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Orientation: Vertical

  • Contact System: Tiger Claw™

  • Application: Double row to 100 pins

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TW-SM

Flexible Surface Mount Board Stacking Header, 2.00 mm Pitch
Features
  • Special Features: FleXYZ™ provides design flexibility in all three axes up to six rows wide and 300 pins

  • Application: Elevated board stacking applications

  • Pitch: 2.00 mm (.0787")

  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Contact System: .020" (0.50 mm) square post

  • Orientation: Vertical

  • Termination: Surface mount

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TW-TH

Flexible Board Stacking Header, 2.00 mm Pitch
Features
  • Up to 8 Gbps performance

  • Termination: Through-hole

  • Contact System: .020" (0.50 mm) square post

  • Orientation: Vertical

  • Special Features: FleXYZ™ provides design flexibility in all three axes up to six rows wide and 300 pins

  • Application: Elevated board stacking applications

  • Pitch: 2.00 mm (.0787")

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