Your system should be built around performance, not

around your cables.

The 3M Internal Twin Axial Ribbon Cable SL8800 Series is a new ultra low-profile,

high-speed, high signal density cable. The products in the SL8800 Series are only the

first of a new family of high-performance cables from 3M.

Currently available in four-channel 100 ohm 30 AWG versions, the SL8800 Series

Cable is the optimum solution for space-constrained systems. This cable is unjacketed,

extremely thin, very flexible and can even be folded with minimal loss or performance

impact. Some high density offerings sacrifice performance to achieve density. For

example, flex circuits are often used for tight packaging requirements, but flex circuitry

can be cost prohibitive and can have limited bandwidth. SL8800 Series Cable can

route along the sides of cabinets and through narrow openings in densely packaged

equipment with little to no effect on performance.

No compromises

The SL8800 Series Cable is not just for densely packaged systems. The electrical

performance places this cable in an elite category for skew control, low attenuation

and high bandwidth. Even if your system does not require low-profile cable, the

SL8800 Series still provides you with a quality high performance cable for

your high-speed signal requirements.

SL8800 Cable Series is a longitudinally shielded cable construction and is made to

exacting tolerances. The cable suffers little to no resonance or “suck out,” where

traditionally spiral wrapped twin axial cables exhibit an enormous loss of signal at a

particular range of frequency. The cable is also low skew, and the ribbon construction

allows customers to further control any skew that can sometimes be introduced when

trying to manage individual channels. This is especially critical at speeds beyond

10 Gbps. High speed applications continue to demand more performance out of the

cables, and the SL8800 Series Cable will deliver that performance for years to come.

As signal speeds continue to increase, cable can improve but the termination can

still be a weak point. The SL8800 Series Cable standard ribbon format supports

high performance termination, repeatability, and a reduced possibility for pinout

error. When stripped in parallel, and then applied in parallel, each channel results

in an identical termination length. Control and placement of individual channels

is not required, eliminating the variation in performance and rework due to

incorrect placement.

SL8800 Series

longitudinally shielded and made to exacting

tolerances.

loss and no “suckout.”

foldable and highly routable.

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SL880X Example

Standard Cable