Title : 
High-speed backplane connectors
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Signal Consulting, Inc., Twisp, WA, USA
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Printed circuit board (PCB) backplanes and backplane connectors form the cornerstone of many large system architectures, particularly in the fields of communication and high-performance computing. This paper investigates the limits to the electrical performance of backplane connectors. It discusses the main factors affecting performance, and predicts the future of backplane connector development.
         
        
            Keywords : 
integrated circuit interconnections; printed circuit design; high-performance computing; high-speed backplane connectors; printed circuit board backplanes; Backplanes; Coaxial cables; Conductivity; Conductors; Pins; Routing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Long Beach, CA, USA
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4577-0812-1
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ISEMC.2011.6038384