Performance Characterisation of VAX 9000 MCU Flexible Circuit Interconnect

Abstract

A contact featured flexible circuit connector was designed to meet the high speed signal performance needs of the VAX 9000 Multi Chip Unit. With contact densities of 200 I/O over approximately 2 square inches, this connector has the highest contact density of any high performance signal connector in any DEC system. This paper discusses the use of a specially designed tester to characterise and measure connector performance against its design goals.

Citation

Palmieri, L. (1992), "Performance Characterisation of VAX 9000 MCU Flexible Circuit Interconnect", Circuit World, Vol. 18 No. 3, pp. 26-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046167