Signal Protocols and Standards
Table 1 shows the high speed signal protocols and industry standards supported by NOVASTACK® series of board to board connectors. Customers can also select the connector suitable for their applications by using the selection table at I-PEX website below:
https://www.i-pex.com/product/filter?field_category_target_id=6
| Protocol | Data Rate/ Nyquest Frequency | Characteristic Nominal Impedance | Lane Configuration | Recommended Rise Time | ||||||
| LVDS | 580 Mbps / 250 MHz | 100 Ohms | 4 Diff Lanes + Ref Clk Pair | Tr = 270 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| MiPi D-Phy 1.2 | 2.5 Gbps /1.25 Ghz | 100 Ohms | 4 Diff Lanes + Ref Clk Pair | Tr = 130 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| MiPi C-Phy 2.1 | 4.5 Gbps/ 2.25 Ghz | 100 Ohms | 1/ 2/ 4 Diff Lanes + Ref Clk | 50 ps <= Tr =< 100 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| HDMI 2 | 6 Gbps /3 Ghz | 100 Ohms | 4 Diff Lanes + Ref Clk Pair | Tr = 50 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| VESA eDP HBR 2 | 5.4 Gbps / 2.7 Ghz | 85 Ohms PCB & Connector 90 Ohms Coaxial Cable | 4 Diff lanes + AUX Pair + HPD | Tr = 65 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| VESA eDP HBR 3 | 8.1 Gbps / 810MHz; 8/10 bit encoding |
100 Ohms | Up to 4 Diff Lanes | 50 ps <= Tr =< 85 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| VESA DP UHBR 20 | 40 Gbps/ 10GHz (PAM4) | 100 Ohms | Up to 4 Diff Lanes | 15 ps <= Tr =< 25 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| USB 3.1_Gen 1 | 5.0 Gbps / 2.5 Ghz | 85 Ohms PCB & Connector 90 Ohms Coaxial Cable | 4 Diff Lanes | Tr = 50 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| USB 3.1_Gen 2 | 10.0 Gbps / 5.0 Ghz | 85 Ohms PCB & Connector 90 Ohms Coaxial Cable | 4 Diff Lanes | Tr = 40 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| USB 4 3x2 | 40 Gbps/ 20 Ghz | 85 Ohms | 2 Diff Lanes | Tr = 35 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| Thunderbolt 3 | 20.0 Gbps / 10.0 Ghz | 85 Ohms PCB & Connector 90 Ohms Coaxial Cable | 2 Diff Lanes | Tr = 20 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| Thunderbolt 5 | 40 Gbps/ 20 Ghz | 100 Ohms | 2 / 4 Diff Lanes | 20 ps <= Tr =< 50 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| PCIe Gen 3 | 8.1 Gbps / 4.05 Ghz | 85 Ohms | 4/ 8/ 16 Diff Lanes | Tr = 40 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| PCIe Gen 4 | 16 Gbps / 8.1Ghz | 85 Ohms | 4/ 8/ 16 Diff Lanes | Tr = 25 ps 20/80% | ||||||
| PCIe Gen 5 | 32 Gbps / 16 Ghz | 85 Ohms | 4/ 8/ 16 Diff Lanes | Tr = 15 ps 20/80% | ||||||
