GORE™ Quadrax High Speed Interconnects

For over 40 years GORE™ Advanced Interconnects have been the choice of aircraft and system designers. The environmental conditions experienced on today's modern aircraft are very demanding.  In response Gore has developed a range of high speed interconnects that deliver outstanding electrical and mechanical performance guaranteeing signal integrity.

Size & weight remain critical for mission success.  To meet these requirements Gore introduced a range of impedance matched size 8 and size 12 Quadrax interconnects offering improved mechanical robustness, while ensuring perfect contact alignment.

Features and Benefits

• Compatible with MIL-DTL-38999
• Speed exceeding 2 Gb/sec
• Low skew and jitter
• Superior contact alignment
• Impedance matching
• 30% smaller size and weight reduction

GORE™ Quadrax High Speed Interconnects offer guaranteed performance against customer specification.  The assemblies are impedance matched, improving the signal fidelity from box-to-box.  Assemblies are compatible with MIL-DTL-38999.  Custom designs utilizing size 8 and size 12 contacts within Sub-D (DB-9) and Micro-D connectors are also available.  Because of the small size of the size 8 and size 12 contacts, pin stubbing, or the bending of pins, is a frequent problem.  Gore has helped eliminate this problem by using a twin guide rail system to enable superior contact alignment.  This feature eliminates tolerance and positioning issues traditionally associated with scaling down military connectors to improve density.

Interconnect design can accommodate either single or double shield (360°).  Size 8 Quadrax Interconnect can accommodate wire sizes ranging from AWG 22 to AWG 26 quad cable.  While size 12 Quadrax Interconnect can accommodate wire sizes ranging from AWG 28 to AWG 30 quad cable. 

Size 8 Quadrax Interconnect Protocols

• High speed Ethernet (100 ohms)
• IEEE 1394 Firewire (110 ohms)
• Fiber Channel (150 ohms)

Size 12 Quadrax Interconnect Protocols

• High speed Ethernet (100 ohms)
• IEEE 1394 Firewire (110 ohms)