Hirose's ER8 board-to-board connectors provide multiple stacking heights and contacts. The insertion loss-to-crosstalk-ratio (ICR) meets the IEEE802.3ap specification for 10 Gbps with plenty of margins. Additionally, the differential impedance is 85 Ω at 35 ps rise.

The ER8 series is a licensed second source for the Samtec Edge Rate® series, which is commonly used in broadcast equipment, medical equipment, multifunction printers, point-of-sale equipment, servo motors/amps, vehicle navigation, and more. This second source agreement with Samtec for the micro 0.8 mm pitch board-to-board connector provides customers a reliable second source for Edge Rate products. Edge Rate is a trademark of Samtec, Inc.