HYPERBITS™ is a unibody, high-speed, blind-mating connector designed to conform to the CPCI Serial Space Specification CPCI-S.1 R1.0 released on August 4, 2017 and subsequently adopted by the European Space Agency under ADHA (Advanced Data Handling Architecture) workgroup.

 

The HYPERBITS™ design embodies several innovations in interconnect technology, notably the use of S-FECT™ Technology on both sides of the connection system.

 

The HYPERBITS™ connector eliminates the conventional two-piece connection system known as male-to-female, and blind-mates directly into the via holes on the backplane.

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The connector installation on the PCB is achieved without any special tooling.

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The HYPERBITS™ connector fully separates the mechanical function from the electrical function of the device and it does not rely on the electrical connections as means of mechanical retention to the PCB.

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S-FECT™ Technology allows the HYPERBITS™ connector to achieve between 18mΩ to maximum 32mΩ PCB to PCB resistance for differential pairs and as low as 10mΩ PCB to PCB resistance for ground lines.

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With support from CNES and Thales Alenia Space, HYPERBITS™ was awarded a development Contract from ESA under ATRES 4.0 Core Competitiveness Generic Programme Line, Advanced Technology, Activity Reference 5C.461.

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As of February 2026 Alter Technology TÜV Nord France is the authorized HYPERBITS connector manufacturer and is currently accepting customer orders.