Practice Safe Mating with These Connectors

Aug. 10, 2015

The versatile FunctionMAX board-to-board connector family specializes in floating alignment capability and/or high-speed transmission and are available in various configurations including: vertical/mezzanine, right angle/riser card and coplanar.

Beneficial when using multiple connectors on the same PCB, the innovative floating structures in selected connectors allow a degree of play between contacts during mating, and are now able to absorb alignment errors. Ensuring correct and safe mating, the floating contacts self-center in both the X and Y directions. This also eliminates stress imparted by mounting placement errors, educing the stress on mounted parts significantly. This decreases solder cracking and enhances reliability.

 The connectors are well-suited for use in medical devices, office imaging equipment, measurement equipment, industrial computer systems, automotive navigation and audio systems, broadcast equipment, base station transceivers, industrial machinery and more.


  • Configurations: vertical/mezzanine, right angle/riser card and coplanar
  • High-speed transmission up to 15GBs (select models)
  • FX8 Series: parallel, 0.6mm pitch, high-speed transmission
  • FX10 Series: parallel, 0.5mm pitch, floating design, high-speed transmission
  • FX18 Series: parallel, vertical and coplanar, 0.8mm pitch, high-speed transmission, power/signal hybrid
  • FX20 Series: right angle and parallel, 0.5mm pitch, floating design, dual contact
  • FX22 Series: coplanar, 0.5mm pitch, floating design, dual contact
  • FX23 Series: right angle and parallel, 0.5mm pitch, floating design, high-speed transmission, power/signal hybrid
  • FX30B Series: right angle, parallel, and coplanar, 3.81 to 7.62mm pitch, floating design, power/signal hybrid