February 2006 - An advanced interconnect technology, Direct Attach is ideal for high speed, high performance computing applications, test equipment, and automation communications in the aerospace industry, high-end computer applications, wire harnesses, industrial and electrical applications, medical applications, switching equipment and storage equipment.

Direct Attach technology attaches the signal wires in a cable directly to the connector contact, eliminating the need for printed circuit board (PCB). This eliminates the negative effects a PCB can have on signal integrity at higher data rates. When the application requires a PCB, Direct Attach achieves superior termination as compared to traditional soldering.

Direct Attach technology offers customers cost savings through its automated weld indexing, flux-less operation, and shorter assembly time. Customers using Direct Attach technology benefit from the ability to attain accurate mechanical tolerance ranges and the reliable performance generated as the result of a superior connection and automated indexing which controls exceptional connection repeatability.

The ultra-high precision associated with Direct Attach technology meets the stringent reliability and performance required by today’s high speed cable assemblies. Direct Attach technology can minimize time delay skew (in-pair and pair-to-pair), will minimize impedance mismatches and corresponding signal reflections, and will improve insertion loss and achieve higher data rate
of operation.

For more information on C&M’s design and manufacturing capabilities contact: Mike Levesque: 860-779-4278, Ralph Watson: 860-779-4842, sales@cmcorporation.com

C&M Corporation,
P.O. Box 348
Wauregan, CT 06837
Toll Free: 1-877-830-6057

C&M Corporation is a vertically integrated manufacturer of custom cable, coil cords and cable assemblies. A worldwide, RoHS compliant manufacturer of advanced power and signal transmission cable solutions within the industrial, medical, military/public safety, datacom/telecom, and multimedia industries.