Amphenol is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of connectors and interconnect systems, antennas solutions, sensors and high-speed cable. Our connector and connector system solutions include fiber optic interconnect, harsh environment interconnect, high-speed interconnect, power interconnect, power distribution and busbars and radio frequency (RF) interconnect products. Our sensors and sensor-based product solutions include gas and moisture sensors, level sensors, position sensor, pressure sensors, temperature sensors and vibration sensors. Our value-added cable assemblies include cable assemblies and harnesses, cable management products and backplane interconnect systems. Our cable solutions include coaxial cable, power cable and specialty cable. We also provide combiner/splitter products, flexible and rigid printed circuit boards, hinges and molded parts.
Amphenol produces high-quality parts with over 90% metal density through our metal injection molding (MIM) process. The MIM process provides greater flexibility in design complexity, prevents corrosion, and provides a resistant polish. The MIM process is used on components of various applications including mobile phones, laptops, and industrial and automotive platforms.
A large range of backshells for all series to provide mechanical retention, EMI shielding, or sealing performances (M85049 series and proprietary series).
Customer and application-specific molded components to replace metal parts for weight reduction. Consulting regarding plastic-specific design and structural requirements, tool design, and tool building.
FCI Basics Metral® accessories are compatible with Metral® 2mm Board-to-Board and Board-to-Cable connector systems. These are comprised of shrouds, coding keys, and guiding systems. These enhance the usability and flexibility of Metral® connectors that are designed according to Futurebus+ standards.
FCI Basics Metral® product offers the broadest range of backplane connector solutions which includes RA and vertical for both header and receptacle series. The connectors are designed in accordance with IEC 61076-4-104 and Telcordia GR-1217- CORE. Metral® backplane connectors meet Futurebus+ standards to support applications in data, industrial and instrumentation, medical and telecom markets.
Metral® FCI Basics 2mm pitch cable connector is designed in accordance with IEC 61076-4-104, and Telcordia GR-1217-CORE.to meet Board-to-Cable interface requirements Metral® cable connectors come in single and multi-module configurations and mates with both vertical and right-angle headers in 4 and 5-row versions.
Metral® FCI Basics HDXS is a cable-to-board connector designed for high-end telecom applications including Telecom Access Equipment and Base Stations. Metral® HDXS is designed with minimum guaranteed clearance and creepage distances to comply with ANSI requirements of resistibility to overvoltages of up to 2500V. It is ideal for use in ADSL/VDSL for harsh environments.
Metral® High Speed 1000 Series Backplane Connectors
FCI Basics Metral® 1000 Series is a high-speed 2mm backplane connector system consisting of right-angle receptacles and vertical headers. The 1000 Series features a unique stripline structure in the receptacle and outer ground shields in the header. The stripline structure allows improved signal performance when routed in either a single-ended or a differential pair configuration.
Metral® High Speed 2000 Series Backplane Connectors
FCI Basics Metral® 2000 Series is a high-speed 2mm backplane connector system of vertical headers. The 2000 Series features a unique stripline structure that allows having improved signal performance when routed in either a single-ended or a differential pair configuration.
