Choosing the right plating is critical to the success of a connector system. Plating affects the connector's performance, life cycle, quality, and cost. Let’s begin with cost. A recent blog explains that the major costs in a connector are the plastic body, the pins, plating on the pins, the labor to assemble it, and the packaging. And with most connectors, the bigger ticket items are the pins and the plating. For example, on a micro pitch, high density interconnect product, the pin and … [Read more...]
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Comparing Base Metals In Connectors
I’ll start this blog with two questions. First, what are the major costs to build a connector? Second, which of these are the bigger costs? In other words, what is the most expensive part of a connector? (Quick aside: I can’t speak for all connector companies when it comes to costs. The majority of examples I’m using in this blog relate to Samtec interconnects, but I bet the principles apply to other connector companies as well.) Connector Costs The major costs in a connector are … [Read more...]
High Speed, Miniature Edge Card Sockets
Samtec high-speed, edge card interconnect systems are available in a variety of pitches, stack heights, and orientations. They are used just about everywhere, including computers and peripherals, telecom, datacom, industrial equipment, medical, test and measurement, instrumentation, and military and aerospace, among others. Speaking of variety, edge card socket strips are available on 0.50 mm, 0.635 mm, 0.80 mm, 1.00 mm, 1.27 mm, and 2.00 mm pitch. Orientations include vertical … [Read more...]
Samtec #1 In Bishop Europe Customer Service Survey
Samtec recently received the highest overall rating in the Bishop & Associates’ 2017 European Customer Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry. This is the 10th time Samtec has been rated as the #1 connector company in Europe. BTW, we have been ranked #1 in the North American Customer Service Survey 16 times. That’s not because we’re better in North America, it’s because they’ve ran the survey more times in the U.S. than Europe. BTW part two, the purpose of this blog is … [Read more...]
SEARAY High Speed, High Density Connector
SEARAY™ is a family of high speed, high density connectors. SEARAY gives designers tons of design flexibility, much more than any other array product in the connector industry. Design Flexibility SEARAY is on a 1.27 mm X 1.27 mm grid. This is an open pin field grid array, which means we don’t have pins dedicated as signal or ground. Designers can specify some pins for single-ended signals, some can be routed as differential pairs, some ground, and some for power, all on the same … [Read more...]
Samtec to Attend AUVSI Xponential 2017
Technology innovations in unmanned vehicle systems have been racing ahead, but commercial applications have been held back by aviation and maritime regulations. With recent legislative changes, the commercial industry has been opened wide for additional R&D of automated systems; AUVSI Xponential 2017 is the place this all comes together. Xponential is the largest global community of leaders in drones, intelligent robotics, and unmanned systems coming together to shape the future of the … [Read more...]
Interconnects For Unmanned Systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
By all accounts, unmanned systems in general, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in particular, are expected to see significant growth in the next ten years. The military market will account for the majority the UAV sales and sales growth. The most common types of Unmanned Systems include: UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles that operate in the air)UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles that operate on the groundUSVs (Unmanned Surface Vehicles that float on water)UUVs (Unmanned Underwater Vehicles that … [Read more...]
Samtec Releases FireFly™ Application Design Guide
As the demand for bandwidth increases, so does the demand for higher capacity products with faster transmission capabilities. In response to these demands, Samtec has expanded the FireFly™ Micro Flyover Optical product line to solve more complex design hurdles. Benefits such as copper and optical interchangeability, a small footprint for extreme high-density, high-speed 28+ Gbps performance and a simple assembly process makes FireFly™ the ideal solution for mid-board optics … [Read more...]
Industry Standards and Samtec – What They Are and Why We Are Involved (Part 2)
As was discussed briefly in Part 1, Industry Standards play a big role at Samtec. In addition to offering technical credibility and innovation, many of the standards we work with drive our current and future product designs forward. Take, for example, the three aforementioned standards… PC/104™ As members of both the Technical Work Group & Marketing Group, Samtec has taken a large role in PC/104 over the years. As one of the oldest and most recognized Embedded … [Read more...]
Xian International Electronics Show 2017
With a continued focus on peaceful uses of military technologies and support from major Chinese electronic committees, the Xian International Electronics Show achieves success in development of strategic and emerging markets. Based around a win-win philosophy, the show promotes the developments of new industries looking to benefit both the manufacturer as well as the consumer through integration of military and civilian technology. Several features include: Multiple exhibition halls … [Read more...]