Amphenol Spectra-Strip
720 Sherman Avenue, Hamden CT, 06514 USA
Standard SkewClear ®
SkewClear ®
Introduction
Spectra-Strip’s family of standard SkewClear ® high precision cable is
designed for applications such as InfiniBand, PCI Express, 10Gb Ethernet
and SAS. Precision dielectric extrusion, pair shielding, and cabling are key
elements necessary for consistent performance. As a result, one of the
biggest technical challenges that confronts any cable manufacturer is tight
attenuation “grouping”, i.e., how consistent all the pairs in the cable are
relative to each other. Since all the standards specify maximum assembly
insertion loss at a given frequency, it is crucial that all the pairs meet a
specified MAXIMUM attenuation at the fundamental frequency of interest,
as well as at the second and sometimes the third odd harmonic.
In short, the cable is only as good as the worst pair in the cable, as this will
be the one that limits the overall length performance. It is important to note
that Spectra-Strip specifies MAXIMUM not NOMINAL attenuation
performance at multiple frequencies on all of its SkewClear cables.
Standard SkewClear Features / Benefits:
• Flexible, small diameter foam PE construction
• Stable, flat frequency response up to 7 GHz
(higher frequency optimization available upon request)
• Very tight attenuation distribution ( best to worst pair)
• 2, 8, 24 pairs standard. Others available upon request
• Available in Low Smoke Halogen Free designs
• Available with standard silver plate conductor or
Eye Opener Plus ® conductor
• RoHS / REACH compliant
• UL CL2 / CSA FT4 rated standard
• Odd AWG sizes (29, 27, 25 AWG) available upon request
• Super flexible PVC, UL VW1 jackets also available
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800-846-6400
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