Amphenol Communications Solutions Mini Cool Edge IO PCIe® Gen 7 Connector Adopted in PCI-SIG’s CopprLink™ Internal Cable Specifications

Amphenol Communications Solutions is pleased to announce today that the Mini Cool Edge IO PCIe^® Gen 7 connector has been officially adopted by the PCI-SIG committee as a standard connector in the CopprLink Internal Cable Specification for PCIe^® 7.0. With a pitch of 0.60mm and 128 GT/s transmission speeds for mated cable assemblies and mated cable connectors based on the SFF-TA-1016 specification, the Mini Cool Edge IO PCIe^® Gen 7 is designed to meet the demands of modern data infrastructure, and ideal for deployment in AI servers, data centers, storage, networking, radio units, and high-end computing systems powering next-generation applications.

“Delivering PAM4 128 GT/s performance at PCIe^® Gen 7 speeds, the Mini Cool Edge IO has been adopted in the PCI-SIG CopprLink^™ Internal Cable Specification, a testament to its exceptional signal integrity and reliability for tomorrow’s data infrastructure,” said Steven Hsiao, Product Marketing Director, Amphenol Communications Solutions. “Beyond meeting PCIe^® Gen 7 performance demands, the Mini Cool Edge IO enables a cost-efficient, modular, and scalable system architecture that is easy to maintain. Partnering closely with the PCI-SIG committee, we are excited to help shape the future of high-speed connectivity with the PCIe^® Gen 7 Mini Cool Edge IO.”

Features

• Features a 0.60mm pitch and a slim form factor design, enabling compact yet high-performance data center and computing system designs.
• Meets 128 GT/s for mated cable assemblies and connectors based on the SFF-TA-1016 specification, providing full footprint and interface compatibility with PCIe^® Gen 6 and PCIe^® Gen 5 Mini Cool Edge IO connectors.
• Ensuring full compliance with PCIe^® Gen 7 electrical standards and delivering reliable high-speed performance, it can support up to 128G PAM4 PCIe^® Gen 7 data transmission over distances reaching 1 meter. Supporting both cable and card-edge applications with a single identical connector, it offers exceptional flexibility in system architecture, enabling highly modular, scalable, and easy-to-repair designs.
• With 85 Ω impedance and a variety of pin options meeting PCIe^®, NVMe^™, and SAS specifications, the Mini Cool Edge IO helps reduce engineering effort and certification expenses by enabling high design succession and reuse.

Product Availability

PCIe^® Gen 7 Mini Cool Edge IO standard product offering includes 74-pin 8X vertical connectors, which are now available along with options for customized features. Product samples of 124-pin 16X vertical will be ready in Q4 2025.

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