The Amphenol HPCE 10018784-10200TLF is a 36-position female card-edge connector designed for PCI Express applications. It uses the standard 1.00 mm pitch that matches the PCIe slot footprint, with a dual-row readout and staggered through-hole solder tails for reliable board attachment. The black glass-filled nylon housing includes a board guide and locking ramp — the ramp engages with the mating card edge to hold the connection under vibration, while the guide pins align the connector during assembly so the contacts don't get bent on insertion. Gold flash contacts on copper alloy give this connector the mating cycle life expected in a production environment — the flash layer is thin, so it's suited for applications where the card is inserted a few times during build and then left mated, not for repeated field swaps. The cantilever contact design wipes the card pad on insertion, which clears oxides and keeps contact resistance low through the first several cycles.
The 36-position 10018784-10200TLF shares its 1.00 mm pitch, dual-row layout, and locking ramp with the 64-position 10018784-10201TLF. If your design needs more PCIe lanes or additional sideband signals, the 64-position version fits the same card-edge interface and board mounting pattern — just a longer connector body to match the extra positions. Both are active and RoHS compliant, so the choice comes down to how many circuits your add-in card requires.