No matter where we look the amount of devices connected to the Internet continues to grow. It seems but only a few years ago that a PC with a dial-up 56 kbps modem was bleeding edge. Households with internet connectivity measured in the millions. According to one source, only 1% of the world’s population had Internet connectivity in 1995. Obviously, times haves changed with smart phones, wearable fitness devices, media players and other commonplace Internet-connected consumer … [Read more...]
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Women in Electronics: Technology Giants & Inventors
When researching women in electronics for a previous blog, I had way too much material to share. So here is a follow-on post that offers a summary of some interesting women in electronics, particularly in areas like mechanical engineering and computer science. As I’ve said before, this is not an attempt at a thorough list, so please, add comments with women whom you would like to acknowledge! Katherine Burr Blodgett, PhD Blodgett was the first woman awarded a doctorate in physics from … [Read more...]
Gold Plating On Connectors: How Much Do I Need?
Designers frequently ask how much gold plating they should specify on the connector pins. As I write this blog, (and yes, I’m old-fashioned and am actually typing it; I’m not using AI), the price of gold has increased about 28% in the last six months. So, the original question – how much gold should I use on my connectors – is extremely relevant. Gold Plating Is A Major Cost Driver The major costs in a connector set are: And on most connectors – well, most Samtec connectors … [Read more...]
New AMD Versal AI Edge SoM and Carrier Card From Avnet Feature Samtec Interconnects
Wait . . . An AI hardware platform without a GPU? Is that even possible? Obviuolsy, I jest. GPUs are the workhorse solutions for ever larger LLMs and cutting-edge generative AI defining current and future iterations of data center architectures. However, the power of AI is also being brought to the network's edge using SoMs based on the AMD Versal™ AI Edge series of Adaptive SoCs. Avnet just released the VE2302 SOM and accompanying AI Edge IO Carrier Card. Together, they make the VE2302 … [Read more...]
Connectors for HPC and Supercomputing
Our modern industrial world depends on raw materials. Whether oil, steel or cotton, raw materials have been of huge importance to the development of the industriaized world. While these physical products remain as vital as ever, the modern era has brought us a new raw material in the form of data. As consumers, we are familiar with data as we use our smartphones and computers. However, the volume of data that is created by modern systems is on a scale that many of us might struggle to … [Read more...]
Good News and Good News About Board Stacking Connector Solutions
“The good news is, Samtec has more ways to stack two or more PC boards than anybody else in the connector industry,” I told a Designer when asked about our two-piece, pin-and-socket board stacking connector sets. Usually, the "bad news" follows the "good news." But the second sentence was, “The good news is, Samtec has the industry's best online tool to select the best board stacking connector set for your application. Not just one product series, but the complete part numbers to the … [Read more...]
Connectors for Semiconductor Manufacturing
We have come to expect unprecedented reliability from our electronic devices, whether in the consumer market or in the industrial world. Ensuring the highest performance of semiconductors requires manufacturers to conduct extensive testing. The latest automatic test equipment (ATE) for semiconductor manufacturing demand high-speed interconnect solutions. ATE systems automate the testing process in semiconductor manufacturing, enabling rapid and reliable assessment of device performance. … [Read more...]
Here are the February 2024 Samtec Website Updates
In the short-ish month of February, we made an update to the Samtec.com homepage, released a few new family content pages, continued updates to our new Industrial product section, began updating our website APIs, and launched a brand new domain for China users. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for February 2024. API Version Updates Samtec.com uses several APIs to access various data to run all of the useful software applications and functionality you see across the website. … [Read more...]
Exploring Non-Magnetic Interconnects
A few months ago, in collaboration with EE Journal, we delved into this intriguing topic in a webinar titled "Non-Magnetic Interconnects -- presented by Samtec and Mouser Electronics." Led by Amelia Dalton the webinar explored the significance of non-magnetic connectors in mitigating the problems posed by magnets and magnetic fields in medical, scientific, industrial, space, and quantum computing applications. We did add the disclaimer that no tinfoil hats were needed. The goal was to talk about … [Read more...]
Connectivity for Artificial Intelligence
Every element of modern life has been impacted by the rise of computing and the semiconductors that power it, but there is no aspect of computing that has caught the public imagination more that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Although AI has been with us for some time, recent advances in technology has placed the power of these technologies into the hands of everyday users. Beyond the public arena, AI is enabling innovation in almost all sectors of … [Read more...]
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