February 2018 was another solid month for Samtec.com. Our significant updates include continued improvements to our online ordering process, a couple of new content pages for you, and easier access to technical documentation on our Tech Specs pages. Additionally, we've upgraded many of our web apps to use Angular 5, the latest version of the Angular web development framework from Google. Here are the major web updates to Samtec.com in February 2018. Continued Improvements to Online … [Read more...]
The Buzz Around Blockchain, Going Beyond Bitcoin
No matter where we go on the Internet, the blockchain craze seems to follow us. With terms like "cryptocurrency" and "hashing", it can be difficult to understand whether one is making digital currency or making breakfast. So just what is blockchain, why should you care, and how are connectors involved in something that's completely digital? Chain, chain, chain... The blockchain is quickly becoming one of the world's largest networks for data transfer, except without the risks. In this … [Read more...]
OFC 2018: Products, Technologies, Live Demonstrations
OFC 2018 OFC 2018, The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition, is the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking possibilities. Next-generation optical communication and networking applications must solve multiple technical challenges including higher data rates, increased system and chassis density, and improved signal integrity. Samtec’s diverse product and technology portfolio, which provide system designers with architectural … [Read more...]
Credo, Samtec 400 Gbps IEEE Ethernet Over Backplane Cable Assembly Demonstration
400 Gbps IEEE Ethernet, Backplane Cable Assembly Demonstration Ralph Page, Active Systems Manager at Samtec, and Alex Nazari of Credo Semiconductors, walk us through this combined Credo/Samtec 400 Gbps IEEE Ethernet over Backplane Cable Assembly demonstration. It provides an ideal proof-of-concept for long reach signals over cabled backplanes. This demonstration was first presented at DesignCon 2018 in Santa Clara, CA. Eight ports of 50+ Gbps PAM4 data are sourced from the Credo 50 … [Read more...]
Samtec and Sound Techniques – Connecting Rock and Roll
So what do The Beatles, David Bowie, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Who and Samtec all have in common? A) Heavy drug use B) Associated with people with long police records C) Worked with a company called Sound Techniques D) All of the above Hopefully, you guessed C (the title might have been a little bit of a giveaway). As a fellow music nerd and Samtec associate, I can say with pride that Samtec is thrilled to be sponsoring Sound Techniques at … [Read more...]
Keysight, Samtec 56 Gbps PAM4 QSFP-DD Flyover Demo
This 56 Gbps PAM4 demonstration of a Keysight 32 port PXI VNA with Samtec Flyover™ interconnect systems was presented at DesignCon 2018. In this video, Keith Guetig (who is Samtec's answer to Matt Damon) explains how Samtec's Flyover™ designs provide a cost effective, high-performance answer to the challenges of 28 and 56 Gbps bandwidth, and beyond. A Keysight Keysight M9375A PXIe VNA sources 8 pairs of 56G-PAM4 reference channels. The 8 signal pairs route through a Samtec high … [Read more...]
Samtec Exhibits Technical Breadth at Embedded World 2018
One of the largest events in the embedded electronics industry - Embedded World 2018 - occurs from Nuremberg this week. More than 1,000 exhibitors, including Samtec, will showcase new products and innovations across the spectrum of the embedded applications. Samtec will exhibit its growing technical breadth at Embedded World 2018 in Hall 4A, Stand 4A-240. New high-speed board-to-board connectors ideally suited for embedded systems will be highlighted. Samtec's microelectronic … [Read more...]
How to Find Competitor Cross Reference Matches on Samtec.com
We've spent a good chunk of the last year building a new on-site search experience for Samtec.com. This update continues that trend with our newly released competitor cross reference search addition. Using this feature, you can access competitor cross reference data for over 11 million products directly from our existing on-site search. How to Use the Samtec Competitor Cross Reference Search To access this new search, navigate to Samtec.com and enter any valid competitor part number … [Read more...]
Samtec and Xilinx 56 Gbps PAM4 Backplane Demonstration
56 Gbps PAM4 At DesignCon 2018, Matt Burns (Technical Marketing Manager of Samtec) and Ivan Madrigal (SerDes Systems Application Engineer at Xilinx®), walk us through a combined Xilinx-Samtec 56 Gbps PAM4 backplane demonstration. One port of 56Gbps PAM4 PBRS31 data is sourced from the transmitter of the Xilinx test chip containing GTM transceivers. The data routes through high-performance RF jumpers to a test paddleboard made of Isola Tachyon laminate material, through a mated Samtec … [Read more...]
You Can Now Easily Browse All of the Videos on Samtec.com
With now well over 100 videos that are featured in various places in Samtec.com, and the recent release of our Video Search capability, it became evident that we needed an updated central location to house all of these videos for users that wanted to easily browse all of our video content without having to go through our search results. A few weeks ago, we rolled out the first version of this new feature on Samtec.com, which is all dynamically driven using the very user-friendly Vimeo … [Read more...]
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