The rapid increase in electronics manufacturing and technnology in the Sichaun and the western Chinese regions has led to the expansion of China's Electronic show. Featuring over 25k visitors, the show will be based out of the Sichaun region, the hub for the majority of the Chinese electronics market. From base technologies to energy-saving solutions, the focus is based around industrial upgrades and further integrations of industrial electronics to expand a broader market range. Key … [Read more...]
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IDEF 2017
For over 20 years, IDEF has stood among the world's largest defense industry fairs. Effectively bridging the gap between Europe and Asia, IDEF proves to be one of the most crucial defense conferences year after year. Featuring leading edge and automated vehicles used in all military branches as well as aerospace, the show will be featuring advanced technologies and new industry platforms. Key features include: Hundreds of exhibits C3 Systems Logistical Support Systems New … [Read more...]
New ETUO Series Extends FireFly™ Temperature Range
Samtec's FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ continues to gain industry acceptance in mid-board copper and optical cable assembly systems. The ECUO series can be found in a number of applications requiring standard temperature ranges. The popularity of ECUO has established a need for an extended temperature version of the FireFly™ Active Optical Cable Assemblies. In response, Samtec recently released the ETUO series. Key ETUO Features The ETUO series shares the core … [Read more...]
Updates from electronica 2016
Electronica 2016 continues to unfurl this week in Munich. This year's show looks busier than ever! As we noted in our blog last week, Samtec is prominently featured at the event this year. If you are in Munich, please stop by Hall B3 Booth 407 to see the new technologies and products we are displaying this year. Glass Core Technology: Glass Core Technology (GCT) can achieve maximum functionality in a significantly smaller footprint with glass-based IC packages, modules, … [Read more...]
Lots To See At Electronica 2016
Electronica, in Munich, Germany, 8-11 November, is one of the leading trade fairs in the electronics industry. The best ways to describe it are simply huge, overwhelming (in a good way), and state-of-the-art. If you're visiting the show, we would love to see you at Hall 3, Booth 407. Samtec will be presenting its full line of interconnects, including High Speed Board-to-Board, High Speed Cable Assemblies, Micro/Rugged, Flexible Stacking, Optics, and IC-to-Board Systems. Probably … [Read more...]
FireFly™ Finds a Home in PCIe Expansion Cards
PCI Express continues to grow as the de facto I/O expansion bus in a number of embedded computing applications. The flexibility of the PCIe interface and the data rates it supports have spawned a number of standard PCB form factors adopted in many different applications. A common functionality added to many PCIe form factor expansion cards is optical networking. While industry standard active optical cables target typical datacom and telecom applications, a variety of high-speed I/O … [Read more...]
Sweet Sixteen – Samtec Ranked #1 in Bishop Customer Survey
Samtec Ranked #1 in Bishop Customer Survey for 16th Time Samtec recently received the highest overall rating in the Bishop & Associates’ U.S. Customer Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry. This is the 16th time Samtec has been rated as the #1 connector company in North America. Samtec received the highest overall ranking in the survey. Samtec was ranked #1 by engineers, OEMs, CEM/EMS, and distributors. Other notable results include: #1 product quality#1 price … [Read more...]
Autonomous Vehicles 2016
Cars. Trucks. Buses. Military Vehicles. Off-Highway Vehicles. Next Gen ADAS. Intelligent Transportation. Social Acceptance. Driving The Next Frontier in Vehicle Autonomy Come visit the Samtec booth at Autonomous Vehicles 2016 to learn about our automotive and transportation capabilities. Samtec earned its ISO / TS 16949 certification in 2006 and has assembled a team of experts and systems designed specifically to support the unique challenges of automotive applications requiring … [Read more...]
Board Stacking Interconnects For Unusual Applications
Samtec has more ways to connect two or more boards than any other interconnect provider. This blog discusses board stacking interconnects that are a little different than your standard mezzanine configuration, but offer solutions when you have design constraints that can be difficult to work around. Connect Three (or more) Boards A board stacking strategy employed by many Samtec customers is “pass-through.” A common pass-through application is connecting three pcbs (or more) … [Read more...]
Amphenol and Samtec Sign License Agreement for Backplane Interconnect Products
Licensing agreement brings electronics equipment manufacturers a reliable new supplier of Amphenol’s high performance backplane connectors Nashua, NH, May, 2016 -- Amphenol, the leading provider of high performance backplane interconnect systems, and Samtec, Inc., a leader in interconnect systems and signal integrity consulting, have entered into license agreements for several backplane connector families. Under the agreements, Amphenol will license its intellectual property and detailed … [Read more...]