"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...." Consider this the only Easter egg of this blog. However, don't tech bloggers love Star Wars, MCU or DCEU references? Where's Black Adam? Oops, that's two Easter eggs. In any case, it … [Read more]
Here are the October 2022 Website Updates to Samtec.com
This month we fully launched our new checkout system, made some updates to our Picture Search, released a new industry standards page, and made some updates to how we use APIs across the website. Here are the major website updates to Samtec.com … [Read more]
Flexible Stacking and High-Speed Board-to-Board Solutionators Now Integrated Throughout Samtec.com
The connector industry has a unique challenge that virtually no other industry faces. When customers search for our products, they very frequently need a mated set of these products to design into their applications, but the difficulty behind this is … [Read more]
Practical Guidelines To Achieve Quality Connector Solder Joints: Part Two
This is the second in a series of three blog interviews with David Decker, the Manager of Samtec's Interconnect Processing Group (IPG). In these blogs, David answers some of the most frequently asked questions about achieving quality connector solder … [Read more]
From Elon Musk to ISS – LEO Satellites Fly Over our Heads
Elon Musk is in the news again. But when is Elon Musk not in the news? Of course, many people have an opinion about his purchase of Twitter. More importantly, Mr. Musk is revolutionizing internet access and soon future mobile phone access with LEO … [Read more]
New Wave, New White…paper
Each year Samtec helps create or contribute to multiple publications and whitepapers. If you are unfamiliar with what a White Paper is, let me take a quick moment to explain why these types of documents can be very helpful. When I told my family I … [Read more]
Digital TV Broadcast Technology
Modern digital technology has transformed the face of the broadcast and television industry. From the way the images are captured to the delivery of content to consumers, the world of TV broadcast has undergone a dramatic shift in the last quarter … [Read more]
More Connector Plating FAQs: Underplating, Base Metals, Lubrication, Voltage
Once upon a time, in a blog a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a wise connector guru said "Plating affects the life and quality of the connector system, including corrosion resistance, conductivity, solderability, and of course, cost." … [Read more]
Samtec Exhibiting at PCI-SIG DevCon 2022 Events in Israel and Germany
As a part of its global technology tour, in-person, live PCI-SIG Developers Conferences are returning to Israel and Germany. These are the first local PCI-SIG events in EMEA since the pandemic. PCI-SIG DevCons are free events for the … [Read more]
Free Wideband RF Launches White Paper
Samtec recently published a major white paper, “Wideband RF Launches: Much More Than Footprints On PCBs.” This white paper shows that very wide bandwidth RF launches are possible to implement in PCBs, even with vias included. This does … [Read more]