Our modern industrial world depends on raw materials. Whether oil, steel or cotton, raw materials have been of huge importance to the development of the industriaized world. While these physical products remain as vital as ever, the modern era has brought us a new raw material in the form of data. As consumers, we are familiar with data as we use our smartphones and computers. However, the volume of data that is created by modern systems is on a scale that many of us might struggle to … [Read more...]
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COM-HPC 1.2 Specification Defines New COM-HPC Mini Form Factor
"I shall call him . . . Mini-Me." Fans of 1990s pop culture know that line forever changed the Austin Powers movie trilogy. All the same traits and qualities of the origial in one-eighth the size. Decades later, "Mini-Me" is still a part of the English lexicon. 1990s movie trilogies do not typically influence the technical development of industry standards. Yet, the latest PICMG COM-HPC 1.2 specification certainly tries. ;) A new, small form factor - COM-HPC Mini - targeted at high-growth … [Read more...]
Samtec and Synopsys Talk PCIe 6.0® Solutions for HPC Applications
PCI Express® (PCIe) is the backbone interface for connecting high-speed components in modern computing. Desktop PC motherboards connect to graphics cards, RAID cards, Wi-Fi cards or SSD add-on cards via any number of PCIe expansion slots. Current desktop, laptop, server and gaming computing platforms leverage PCIe 4.0 (8 GT/s) infrastructure. Looking forward, chipsets solutions from Intel, AMD, Nvidia and others feature native PCIe 5.0 (16 GT/s) support. Also, PCIe 5.0 capable motherboards, … [Read more...]
Samtec Features Latest Interconnect Options for HPC Applications at SC21
The global high-performance computing (HPC) ecosystem comes together each year at SuperComputing. SC21 offers data analysts and scientists, system architects, and design engineers the opportunity to learn, network and explore the latest in HPC solutions. In 2020, the vent was fully virtual due to the global coronavirus pandemic. This year, the event will be hybrid. There will be an active online component. Additionally, representatives from industry, academia and governmental agencies will … [Read more...]
Samtec and Mouser Electronic to Present PICMG COM-HPC® Webinar
Earlier this year, PICMG® announced the release of the new COM-HPC specification. COM-HPC (for “Computer on Module – High Performance Computing”) is an open standard for high performance computer modules targeting the embedded applications The development of COM-HPC exceeds the demand for high-speed performance in embedded computers. COM-HPC coexists with the COM Express® specification, but provides the scalability and enhanced performance for next-gen embedded system design. COM-HPC … [Read more...]
New COM-HPC Connectors Increase Density and Speed
The embedded world 2021 DIGITAL exhibition and conference recently concluded. A hot topic was the introduction of the PICMG® (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) COM-HPC® standard. COM-HPC® The COM-HPC standard is intended to coexist with the existing COM Express® standard. COM-HPC supports two different module types – one for high performance computing and one for embedded computing. COM-HPC improves on what is achievable in COM Express today. It uses a new high-speed connector … [Read more...]
New COM-HPC Connector And Other Reasons To Visit EWD
embedded world 2021 Digital takes place March 1-5 on a virtual platform. As its title suggests, embedded world 2021 Digital (EWD) focuses on innovations and trends in the Embedded Computing industry, with an emphasis on Software, Hardware, Tools, Embedded Vision, Safety and Security, and Start-Up. Samtec connector products are certified to or compliant with a variety of embedded computing industry standards. This includes PICMG, VITA, PC/014, SFF-SIG, and PISMO, among others. Why … [Read more...]
COM-HPC® is (Almost) Ready For Prime Time
Anticipation. That word conjures up many emotions. For some, a planned event brings hope and happiness. For others, that same event may cause anxiety and stress. Why isn't it HERE yet?!!!?!? (Maybe that is just this parent's view of their children's daily reactions. Insert "shrug" emoji here.) In any case, many in the embedded computing industry are looking forward to the soon-to-be-released PICMG COM-HPC specification. COM-HPC will soon provide increased density, enhanced … [Read more...]
DINI Group Leverages Samtec FireFly™ for Low Latency HPC
Blockchain. Cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin mining. Algorithmic trading. These disruptive technologies depend on high-performance computing platforms for reliable execution. The financial services industry invests billions in hardware to support the near real-time services consumers require. Many financial services computing applications rely on x86-based server solutions. Alternative computing architectures leveraging the benefits of FPGAs are emerging. A combination of FPGA configurability, … [Read more...]
Samtec Interconnect Helps Miminize Latency in HPC Applications
Low latency. This simple two-word phrase drives entire industries solely focused on minimizing propagation, serialization, queuing, and processing delays in packet-switched networks. This is especially in HPC applications where high-throughput and low-latency are mandatory. Many approaches can be taken to minimize network latency. Optimized operating systems, next-gen network fabrics and FPGA co-processing are among a number of techniques used to drive low latency in HPC applications. … [Read more...]
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