STRADA

WHISPER

Backplane Connectors

Blinding Speeds

The STRADA Whisper backplane family was designed with your end customer’s need for

high-performing, high-bandwidth systems in mind. Its revolutionary design transfers data at

blinding speeds of 25 Gbps and offers unparalleled scalability up to 56 Gbps—allowing you to

achieve efficient future system upgrades without costly backplane or midplane redesigns.

Performance Matters

The STRADA Whisper product family operates with extremely low noise, low insertion loss

and little to no skew—all of which provide system architects with design flexibility and high

design margin. Specific versions are available for 100-Ohm and 85-Ohm applications so you

don’t have to compromise on impedance discontinuities.

Mechanically, the STRADA Whisper connector family mirrors most high-speed backplane

connectors in the market for easy implementation. It differentiates itself through folded signal

pins surrounded by strong, protective C-shaped shields, which make the product family

one of the most robust offerings in the market. Additionally, the connector footprint keeps

crosstalk down and the overall connector design uses latest eye-of-needle (EON) technology.

Your Design Partner For 56 Gbps Architectures

To ensure smooth transitions from 10 Gbps to 56 Gbps systems using the

STRADA Whisper connector, TE Connectivity (TE) can assign a team of experts—comprised

of our best signal integrity and mechanical engineers—to help you develop a solution that fits

right into your architecture. Whether it’s traditional backplane, orthogonal midplane, direct

plug orthogonal, or a cabled-backplane system, TE can tailor the STRADA Whisper product

portfolio to best fit and enable your system architecture.