TE CONNECTIVITY’S SLIVER 2.0 CONNECTOR CHOSEN AS NEW STORAGE STANDARD

SLIVER 2.0 CONNECTOR FEATURES• High density, hot pluggable, high performance and cost effective• Protocol-agnostic multi-lane high speed connector• Chosen as the next industry standard flash storage connector• Proposed alternative or replacement to many form-factors

including M.2, U.2, and PCIe• Options available to connect to PCB card edge, cable or optics

Elegant, Flexible, Fast for Servers and Storage

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SFF-TA-1002 CONNECTOR

SFF-TA-1002 SPECIFICATIONS• Sliver connector chosen for performance, density, flexibility, and robustness

• Rated up to 56G PAM-4 (112G)

• Meets all current protocol performance requirements for PCIe Gen3/4 (8G & 16G), SAS-3/4 (6G, 12G, & 24G), Ethernet protocols (10G & 25G per lane), Infiniband (28G), and expected to meet performance for IEEE & OIF 56 Gbps, PCIE Gen5, and SAS5

• Sizing options include 1C (x4), 2C (x8), and 4C/4C+ (16) in both right angle, and vertical sizes. All module cards can plug into any alternate configuration by design. Non-standard variants are also available in X32 and X16 + high power

• Click on each standard below for more information on how one connector family can be used for many server, storage, network, and other data communication connectivity needs

REFERENCE APPLICATIONS

OPEN COMPUTE PROJECTReference Applications: • GP-GPU• Flash Storage CarrierTE Part Numbers:X8 2C V 2327678-1 2C RA 2327671-1X16 4C V 2327677-1 4C RA 2327670-1

OCP NIC 3.0Reference Applications:• OCP pluggable NIC form factor• X16 4C+: supports x8 and x16

large and small form factor NICs• X16 4C: additional connector to

support x24 and x32 large NICs

EDSFF / Intel RulerReference Applications:• Enterprise Storage

& JBOF• Supports SFF-TA-1006,

1007, 1008, 1009TE Part Numbers (V & R):X4 1C V 2327679-1 1C RA 2327672-1X8 2C V 2327678-1 2C RA 2327671-1X16 4C V 2327677-1 4C RA 2327670-1

GEN-ZReference Applications:• PCIe riser card• Storage and memory• Hardware acceleratorsTE Part Numbers:8dp IC V 327679-1 IC RA 2327672-116dp 2C V 2327678-1 2C RA 2327671-132dp 4C V 2327677-1 4C RA 2327670-1

Ultimate flexibility in applications, data rates and protocols©2018 TE Connectivity Ltd. family of companies. All Rights Reserved. | Rev. 07/18TE, TE Connectivity and the TE connectivity (logo) are trademarks of the TE Connectivity Ltd. family of companies.Other logos, product and/or company names might be trademarks of their respective owners.

Orthogonal:1C 1x1 2339207-11C 1x4 2337513-12C 1x1 2339208-12C 1x4 2337516-1

RA 2336568-1X16 Vertical 2327677-14C+ Straddle-Mount 2328694-1 Mezzanine TBD RA 2327670-1X16 Vertical 2333799-14C Straddle-Mount 2324490-1 Mezzanine TBD

(5.35)

(11.02)

(22.18)

(33.90)

(55.32)

56 Position

84 Position

140 Position

B28

B42

B70

A28

A42

A70

B1

B1

B1

A1

A1

A1

1C Connector

2C Connector

4C Connector

(55.32)

168 Position

B84

A84

B1

A1

4C+ Connector

(23.88)

56 Position

B28

A28

B1

A1

1C Connector

(35.60)

84 Position

B42

A42

B1

A1

2C Connector

(57.02)

140 Position

B70

A70

B1

A1

4C Connector

(69.22)

168 Position

B70

A70

B1

A1

4C+ Connector

0B1

0A1

(6.00)

(9.10)