3M™ TwinAx High Speed Cable Solutions
Featuring an extremely tight bend radius with a thin ribbon construction.
This family of next-generation twin axial cable assemblies allow for easy routing in even the densest server or rack configurations.
Designed for scalability and tight bends without compromising signal integrity performance, 3M Twin Axial Cable Solutions feature Twin Axial Cable technology and offer an ideal set of benefits for the most demanding of applications. The core cable technology allows 3M cable assemblies to achieve a low profile and light weight while virtually eliminating high-frequency resonance, allowing the cable to be folded and bent with minimal to no impact on performance. 3M Twin Axial Cable Solutions save space, help improve airflow, and operate at up to 56Gbps.
With a wide variety of options, these cable solutions add up to higher performance, less risk of downtime, improved cable and thermal management for your design. 3M™ Twin Ax High Speed Cable Solutions meet the PCIe and Ethernet standards of today and are looking ahead to the future of high-speed, high bandwidth requirements of the future.
3M™ Twin Axial Extender Assemblies for PCIe® can be folded or simply routed to the peripheral card, providing a low loss extension from the motherboard to the peripheral device.
FEATURES & BENEFITS:
- Available in X8 and X16, right angle and straight configurations
- Uses 3M Twin Axial Cable
- PCIe (85ohm) applications
- Signal wire size 30 AWG twin axial cables
- Thin ribbon cable construction allows easy routing in dense servers
- Extremely tight bend radius facilitates custom folded assembly configuration enabling unique packaging designs in dense servers
- Standard lengths of 0.5m, 0.75m and 1.0m
- Custom lengths and folding available
3M™ Direct Attach Copper Twin Axial Cable Assemblies are specially designed to be highly foldable and bendable with minimal to no impact on signal integrity and performance.
FEATURES & BENEFITS:
400G QSFP-DD
- Efficiently route cable with tight bends and fold
- Foldable and bendable with minimal performance impact
- Made with highly flexible, high performance 3M™ Twin Axial Cable technology
- Up to 400G Ethernet applications
- IEEE 802.3cd
- QSFP-DD MSA
- Custom EEPROM mapping available
- QSFP-DD to 2xQSFP56 Y Cable assemblies available
- QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP28/4xQSFP56 and 8xSFP56 breakout cable assemblies available
100G QSFP28
- Made with highly flexible, high performance 3M Twin Axial Cable technology
- Delivers aggregate data bandwidth up to 100 Gbps (4x 25 Gbps) with passive copper assemblies
- Up to 2 meters with 30 AWG; 2 to 4 meters with 26 AWG
- Designed / Reference to the following industry standard protocols: SFF-8665, SFF 8661, SFF 8662, IEEE 802.3bj, and 100G Ethernet applications
- Foldable and bendable with minimal performance impact
- Flat, foldable, thin cable helps to:
- Efficiently route cable with tight bends and fold
- Optimize cooling airflow by minimizing cable obstructions
- Improve serviceability with lightweight, flexible cables
- Requires less space in front of port allowing rack doors to close
- Custom EEPROM mapping available
- RoHS 2011/65/EU compliant
25G SFP28
- Improving rack cable management
- Stackability creates tighter cable bundles to help minimize airflow obstructions
- Efficient routing of cable with light bends and folds
- Requiring less space in front of the port, allowing rack door to close
- Improved serviceability with light, flexible cables
- 400G QSFP-DD DAC Cable Assemblies
- 100G QSFP28 Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies
- 25G SFP28 Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies
3M™ Multi-Channel I/O Twin Axial Cable Assemblies are designed to support high density PCIe(R) applications and meet SFF-TA-1016 specifications. The thin, low profile Twin Ax cable allows for a wider range of routing options and supports extremely tight bend radii for each unique server configuration. Signal Integrity (SI) performance metrics are not degraded, even with multiple folds.
FEATURES & BENEFITS:
- 8MS8 Series, x8 configuration
- PCIe (85ohm) applications
- Signal wire size 31 AWG (contact your local 3M sales representative for 30 AWG)
- Thinner than other similar AWG twin axial cables
- Thin ribbon cable construction allows easy routing in dense servers
- Extremely tight bend radius facilitates custom foldable ribbon construction
- Enables unique packaging configurations
- Standard lengths of 0.50m, 0.75m, and 1.0m
- Custom lengths and folding available
The 3M™ SlimLine Twin Axial Cable Assembly (SFF-8654) is ideal for SAS and PCIe applications in today’s high density data centers. Its unique ribbon construction enables folding and bending without adversely impacting performance. The ribbon’s foldability provides more freedom to design folded cable assemblies optimized to maximize system density, streamline system assembly and enhance airflow. Moreover, its low-profile enables it to be routed through narrow openings between server components.
FEATURES & BENEFITS:
- x4 and x8 configurations
- SFF-8654 straight and right angle
- Signal wire size 30AWG and 31AWG
- Standard lengths 0.5 m, 0.75 m, and 1 m
- PCIe (85 ohm) applications
- Custom folded assemblies available
TwinAx Resources
Application Profiles
From server to switch and everywhere in between. Learn more about the applications best suited for 3M™ TwinAx Solutions.
Webinar Handout
Meeting demands of High High-Speed and High High-Bandwidth Interconnection: PCIe® and Ethernet Standards
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Learn how these innovative, flexible, and high-speed solutions can revolutionize your designs while meeting today’s challenges and preparing for tomorrow’s advancements.