Meritec Offers a New Low Smoke Zero Halogen Mini-SAS Cable Assembly for SAS-2.0 Storage Interface Copper Links

Meritec has announced the release of its new Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) cable for use in its Mini-SAS / SAS / SATA / InfiniBand® / and Ethernet CX4 external cable assembly product families. The LSZH cable is available immediately in all relevant industry standard configurations in 30 AWG through 24 AWG. Low Smoke Zero Halogen cable jacket is preferred in many green data-center and military applications and, while Meritec’s standard products are halogen free, PVC jacketed cable is also available as an option. A future external cable assembly offering will include QSFP (Quad Small Form Factor) with LSZH cable to all of the following: QSFP / Mini-SAS / SAS / SATA / InfiniBand / and Ethernet CX4.

Meritec also offers a variety of angled backshells to provide for an angled cable egress giving the engineer packaging options with increased density to better fit between the cabinet door and the box rear panel. Meritec is the industry leader in 10+ gigabit performance and termination configurations.

This new product family based on LSZH cable meets or exceeds the electrical performance requirements of the SAS 2.0 specification that can be found at www.t10.org The Mini-SAS connector specification is SFF-8088 and can be found at www.sffcommittee.org along with the SFF-8470/8473 specifications.

Meritec is a vertically integrated manufacturer and global supplier of specialty connectors and high-end cable assemblies including leading edge performance InfiniBand/CX4 Ethernet (SFF-8470 & SFF-8473) cable assemblies and PCI Express right angle card edge board connectors. Meritec has been proudly manufacturing for more than 40 years in the U.S.A.

● Pricing: FOB factory prices will be quoted on request

● Availability: Immediate

● Information: see www.meritec.com for product specifications, drawings, etc.

For more information, contact:

Mr. Ken Braund, Business Manager, 1-888-MERITEC (888) 637-4832, Extension 239, e-mail: kbraund {at} meritec(.)com

Contacts

MERITEC / JOY SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY
Joan Venaleck, 440-354-3148, Ext. 220
Fax: 440-354-0687
E-mail: jbvenaleck {at} meritec(.)com
Website URL: www.meritec.com