AirMax VS® was the first shieldless connector. When introduced, it had the best electrical performance of any high speed connector in the market when measuring insertion loss and crosstalk. The design follows the Hard Metric equipment practice. It offers high density for a given daughtercard pitch. There are numerous variations of the 3, 4 and 5 Differential Pair products. FCI offers both genders including Vertical Headers/Right Angle Receptacles and Vertical Receptacles/Right Angle Headers. In addition to a Backpanel, Co-planar, Mezzanine and I/O products are available. All products are Press-Fit, Eye of the Needle contacts. The elimination of the shields allowed FCI to offer a superior product at a cost basis that was best in class. AirMax VS has achieved considerable success in the marketplace because AirMax VS delivers high density and high speed at a very competitive price.