Samtec recently attended the 16th annual Penn State Harrisburg Signal/Power Integrity Symposium. The central Pennsylvania region is known as the "Connector Capital of the World," with more than 25 electrical connector companies in the … [Read more]
Here are the April 2023 Samtec Website Updates
This month we rolled out a couple of new content pages, updated our main navigation with access to upgraded tools across the website, made several improvements to the translated areas of the website, and upgraded our infrastructure for better … [Read more]
Samtec and Partners Present Industry Workshop at IMS 2023
May The Fourth Be With You! It's always my goal to write the Samtec blog on May 4, but it doesn't always work that way. Force ghosts, Mando, Grogu, and old-school Bib Fortuna, Star Wars (and other sci-fi movies) make me think about what's … [Read more]
New Linear Direct Drive At 112 Gbps PAM4
Straight from DesignCon 2023, Kevin Burt, Samtec's Director of Happiness, walks us through a proof-of-concept for an on-package, or near-package, linear direct drive electrical channel that gives us a 100-meter link at 112 Gbps. These links could … [Read more]
High-Speed Cables and Signal Integrity
We all seem to want more these days. When it comes to the speed of our electronic communication, we always want more data, delivered more quickly. As communication becomes ever-faster, an understanding of signal integrity is vital, especially … [Read more]
New prodesign Acceleration Card Includes Samtec NovaRay® Extreme Density Arrays
The recent popularity and interest in ChatGPT underscore the progress AI has made in affecting everyday life. Who has asked ChatGPT to finish a homework assignment or write a blog? (For full disclosure, this blog has been written by a real person. … [Read more]
Samtec Engineers Win DesignCon Best Paper Award
In late 2022, the technical program committee for DesignCon 2023 announced the DesignCon Best Paper Awards finalists. Now, they have announced the Best Paper Awards winners. This year, papers authored by Samtec engineers were honored by DesignCon … [Read more]
Should I Use a PCB or Cable Backplane?
Selecting a backplane design requires tradeoffs specific to a particular network topology and application. In some cases, the assessment of PCB vs cable backplane is not an “either/or” but a combination approach. This blog post, based on a … [Read more]
PCIe 6.0 Data Routed From New Chip-Adjacent Connector To Front Panel
PCIe 6.0, optics, 112 Gbps PAM4, linear direct drives, PCIe over fiber. Samtec displayed a variety of live product demonstrations - both optical and copper - at OFC 2023. Two demos, both in tandem with our partner Cadence, received much … [Read more]
Designing for Robots
Robots have been with us for decades, but they are not the cute or futuristic designs that make the headlines or cause a stir at technology conventions. They are the machines that work behind the scenes and are responsible for making many of the … [Read more]