Quicken design cycles. Shorter test times. Faster time to market. System architects, product designers and testing engineers have no doubt heard these mantras with every new project they start. Maybe they have had nightmares about these phrases as … [Read more]
Check Out the New Homepage Design on Samtec.com
Recently, we launched the newest design for the homepage of Samtec.com, featuring several new graphics and a simplified approach, speeding up the experience and paving the way for some surprises we have coming hopefully later this year. This new … [Read more]
Select The Best Connector Contact and Pin
The other day I spoke to a new engineering co-op about the raw materials in PCB connectors. Our discussion covered the most obvious items, like the plastic insulator, the pins, plating, and packaging. Not surprisingly, most of the discussion focused … [Read more]
Optical Data Interconnect (ODI) Ecosystem Solutions Continues to Expand
Next-gen, high-performance Test and Measurement platforms support faster data rates than current solutions. Prevailing devices communicate over copper interfaces in standard form factors and traditional bench instrument applications. At increased … [Read more]
Providing the Highway for the Information Superhighway
The name “information superhighway” was familiar at the beginning of the internet age. At the time that the internet was introduced, the most common communication used a point-to-point system. A user would dial the telephone number of the … [Read more]
Discover our Revamped Picture Search
“You’ll know it when you see it.” Have you had that moment where you know what you want but don’t know what it is? So you start looking around the store, the internet, or your house to find it. To help you find those “know it when you see it” … [Read more]
Here are the May 2020 Website Updates to Samtec.com
In May we rolled out several updates to our content to support the growing virtual needs of our customers. We also launched a brand new version of our Picture Search tool, which we'll detail in a separate post, updated our electrical model capacity … [Read more]
Understanding NRZ and PAM4 Signaling
As a mechanical engineer (ME), I honestly never figured that I would need to know much more than your typical V=IR (Ohm's Law), and if I were even more honest, I would say my intention was to completely forget it after my electrical engineering (EE) … [Read more]
Selecting The Right Connector, Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog, I introduced you to Mr. Phil Eckert, Samtec's Quality Engineering Manager. Phil shared seven tips to help designers select the right connector system for their application, and to generally make your life easier. Today, in … [Read more]
Keys to Magnetic Field Testing and Permeability
Each industry has its own standards and requirements that components must meet in order to be considered usable for that industry. There are some tests that are common between industries, such as outgassing, but more often than not there are going to … [Read more]
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