[SI-LIST] Re: Seeking a Solution for connecting 2 PCBs
- From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Roger Weiss <rweiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:35:19 -0800
If the boards overlap in the XY plane, the Paricon material can ineed
offer both a compact and very pristine interface. Teraspeed did tests
with Paricon material a few years ago passing 40Gbps signals. There
should be a DesignCon 2008 and/or 2009 paper on that work.
Steve.
Roger Weiss wrote:
> Hi Hirshtal,
> You can connect the 2 boards directly to each other using a sheet of Paricon
> elastomer. You design the boards with an array of matching pads on both
> boards, align and clamp. You can also use coaxial structures but this will
> not be necessary in this application. This provides a virtually invisible
> interconnection (<0.3dB loss at 40 GHz)
>
> Regards,
> Roger
>
>
>
> Roger E. Weiss, PhD
> 421 Currant Rd
> Fall River, MA 02720
> (508) 676 8988
> (508) 676 8111 (fax)
> (508) 889 7290 (mobile)
> PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LITERATURE LINK FOR 'PRODUCT APPLICATION GUIDE
> LINES' AND MORE: Paricon Literature
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of steve weir
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 2:44 AM
> To: Hirshtal Itzhak
> Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Seeking a Solution for connecting 2 PCBs
>
> Hirshtal, polyimide based flex can be made that closely matches the
> characteristics of your flex-rigid board. Pyralux AP is one such product.
>
> Steve.
> Hirshtal Itzhak wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>> We have a design which is composed of 2 connected boards - one is a
>> flex-rigid and the other a rigid board. Most of the signals passing
>> between the 2 boards are high-speed (<= 3.125GHz) diff signals.
>>
>>
>>
>> Right now the plan is to connect the 2 boards using high-speed
>> connectors, but the connectors take a lot of space on the rigid board so
>> we're looking for a solution which will not include a connector on the
>> rigid side, and also will be reliable from both the PCB manufacturing
>> perspective and SI perspective.
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you know of such a solution?
>>
>>
>>
>> Are there in the market any solutions based on solderable flat cables?
>>
>>
>>
>> The solution is to work on lengths of no more than 2" from the
>> flex-rigid connector to the rigid solderings.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Itzhak Hirshtal
>>
>>
>>
>> The information contained in this communication is proprietary to Israel
>> Aerospace Industries Ltd., ELTA Systems Ltd.
>> and/or third parties, may contain classified or privileged information, and
>> is intended only for
>> the use of the intended addressee thereof. If you are not the intended
>> addressee, please be aware
>> that any use, disclosure, distribution and/or copying of this communication
>> is strictly prohibited.
>> If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender
>> immediately and delete it from
>> your computer. Thank you.
>>
>>
>> This message is processed by the PrivaWall Email Security Server.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>> To unsubscribe from si-list:
>> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field
>>
>> or to administer your membership from a web page, go to:
>> //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list
>>
>> For help:
>> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field
>>
>>
>> List technical documents are available at:
>> http://www.si-list.net
>>
>> List archives are viewable at:
>> //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list
>>
>> Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at:
>> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
--
Steve Weir
IPBLOX, LLC
150 N. Center St. #211
Reno, NV 89501
www.ipblox.com
(775) 299-4236 Business
(866) 675-4630 Toll-free
(707) 780-1951 Fax
------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from si-list:
si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field
or to administer your membership from a web page, go to:
//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list
For help:
si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field
List technical documents are available at:
http://www.si-list.net
List archives are viewable at:
//www.freelists.org/archives/si-list
Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at:
http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu
Other related posts:
