Molex’s Impact™ Orthogonal Direct connectors are designed to connect vertical to horizontal add-in cards on the mating side, without the need for a midplane. The Impact broad-edge-coupled transmission technology enables low cross-talk and high-signal bandwidth while minimizing channel-performance variation across every differential pair within the system. Impact orthogonal direct connectors leverage the fieldproven Impact mating interface (lowest mating force in the industry) and compliant-pin technologies, providing customers ultimate flexibility to optimize their designs for superior mechanical and electrical performance. Impact™ Orthogonal Direct connectors mate with previously released Impact Orthogonal midplane daughtercard receptacles: 4-pair (series 76850), 5-pair (series 76990), 6- pair (series 76290).