5G automotive and transportation connectivity solutions available now

30-10-2019 | Mouser Electronics | Automotive & Transport

Mouser now stocks 5G automotive and transportation connectivity solutions from Samtec for same-day shipment.

Applying next-generation 5G networks and cloud services, V2X technologies allow vehicle intelligence, enhance traffic flow, and improve safety. The company's automotive solutions incorporate high-performance interconnects engineered to support the ultra-high frequencies and high data rates that 5G technologies like mmWave, massive MIMO, beamforming and full duplex need.

Samtec SEARAY SEAF high-density socket connectors provide stack heights of 7mm to 40mm and PAM-4 performance up to 56Gbps. The series comprises options for right-angle sockets, 0.8mm open-pin-field array, press-fit sockets, and right-angle press-fit sockets. The socket connectors provide a solder on each tail for ease of processing and up to 560 single-ended I/Os or 140 differential pairs.


Samtec Q Strip mezzanine connectors are created for high-speed board-to-board applications where signal integrity is essential. These connectors have surface mount signal contacts, and a surface mounts ground plane between the two rows of signals for enhanced electrical performance. Mated sets of the connectors are offered in eight different stack heights from 5mm to 30mm. Options incorporate guideposts for blind mate scenarios, as well as alignment pins and locking clips for proper connector placement before reflow.

By Natasha Shek