A design review of a 2-mm pitch high density connector system

Author

van Woensel, J.M.B.

Author_Institution

DuPont Electron., Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

fYear

1991

fDate

11-16 May 1991

Firstpage

245

Lastpage

248

Abstract

When the Metral system was developed, the goal was to design a future proof system which complies with IEC 917 and that offers more than the DIN 41612 system, commonly called Euroconnector. This means that the new system should provide at least twice the number of I/Os per card compared to the DIN 41612 system. It also means that basic system dimensions should be multiples of 0.5 mm, the basic grid standardized in the IEC 917. When the development of the Metral system was started, the expectation was to get 432 I/Os on the Double Eurocard size card, as opposed to 192 I/Os in DIN 41612. The IEEE Futurebus+ committee has selected the Metral connector as the Futurebus+ connector. Attention is given to the system level design, the connector level design and connector testing

Keywords

electric connectors; printed circuit accessories; 2 mm; Double Eurocard size card; Futurebus+ connector; IEC 917; IEEE Futurebus+ committee; Metral system; connector level design; connector testing; high density connector system; system level design; Circuits; Connectors; Data processing; Feeds; IEC standards; Proposals; Qualifications; Soldering; Surface fitting; Telecommunications;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 1991. Proceedings., 41st

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0012-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECTC.1991.163883

Filename

163883