Decisions, Decisions ... I may be in the market for a new car in the near future. Unless you’ve got a strong preference (and most car buyers DO have a strong preference, IMO), choosing a vehicle is a series of trade-offs. Fuel efficiency vs. … [Read more]
We Have The Power!
I recently attended the Engineering Design Show in the UK, where one of the clear trends in evidence was the rise of power connectors for printed circuit boards (PCBs). The reasons are pretty clear. New technology is making ever-greater demands … [Read more]
Here are the October 2019 Web Updates to Samtec.com
In October, we shifted our focus to working on a few small and medium-sized projects that had been on the back-burner, and also chipped away at some technical debt that had been piling up, which is nerd speak for "picking up our toys." This type … [Read more]
New 112 Gbps PAM4 NovaRay™ SI Eval Kit Featured at Keysight Event
"112 Gbps PAM4 data rates will save the world!" A reader of the Samtec blog may think that. Why? The demand for data never ceases. A recent report says that US teenagers spend seven hours a day in front of screens. But how real are 112 Gbps … [Read more]
Connector Thermal Cycle Qualification For Military and Avionic Environments
Collins Aerospace recently published a white paper entitled “Qualification Of High Density Connector Solutions For Military and Avionic Environments.” It discusses their qualification process of high density connectors for rugged military and … [Read more]
Watch New mPOWER™ Ultra Micro Power System Video
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new ultra micro power connector in town with an unmatched power-to-size ratio and incredible design flexibility. Sometimes it’s true, new is better. Let us count the ways: mPOWER™ ultra micro power … [Read more]
It’s Now Easier Than Ever to Find Product Availability on Samtec.com
One of the major reasons people love Samtec is because of our lighting fast lead times and product availability. While competitor lead-times are measured in multiple weeks or months, ours are often measured in days. Since the early 2000s, website … [Read more]
How Wet is Too Wet?
If you have been a user of Facebook for longer than five years then chances are likely you have seen the "My phone got wet and doesn't work. Don't ask how!" post. Many companies / industries started to take notice, and in came IP67 and IP68 ratings … [Read more]
IDC or Crimp? May The Best Connector Win.
IDC or Crimp? When discussing options for cable assemblies, designers frequently ask if we recommend discrete wire cable assemblies with crimped contacts or insulation displacement connectors (IDC) with ribbon cable. Our answer is it depends on your … [Read more]
COBO Drives Interest in On-Board Optical Modules
Fellow Samtec blogger David Pike recently asked the question, "Is Copper Dead?" He eloquently answers the question that copper and optical solutions still have long runways of growth. One group driving interest in optics is the Consortium for … [Read more]
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