Rise of the Machines is a description, a title, and a path. I know, this title might seem worn out, and sound dystopian at the core but I promise in this case it is a good thing. Automation is being used from start to finish in many companies, and it shouldn't be a surprise that Samtec utilizes automated processes in a lot of areas as well. So why use Automation? Well, there are several reasons that a company might choose to employ automation. For instance, in a highly repetitive task … [Read more...]
Samtec and Submer take on Immersion Cooling at OCP
Autumn is shaping up to be a popular time for digital trade shows this year, and OCP Tech Week will be occurring November 9 - 13, 2020. OCP Tech Week 2020 will provide Engineering Workshops, live lectures, and interactive collaboration sessions. During this digital trade show, the OCP community will discuss OCP achievement over 2020, and future trends to expect during 2021. This year, Samtec is supporting Submer with our ExaMAX® High-Speed Backplane Cable. Submer's Scott Noteboom … [Read more...]
Solder Processing with Success
Processing a component onto a PCB used to be fairly straightforward. Through-hole products, or a single or double row surface mount with a larger centerline rarely offer unique challenges obtaining a proper solder joint. However, as electronics continue to get smaller and connectors become more dense, there is a need to ensure that the inner rows of the connectors properly solder and obtain a strong solder joint. Connector manufacturers have addressed this in many ways, and one of the ways … [Read more...]
Should You Worry About Gold Embrittlement?
Within the electronics industry, gold is typically king for its corrosion properties (doesn't oxidize easily), high electrical conductivity, durability, and heat resistance. Overall, gold will function well in high humidity, high heat, temperature fluctuation, and can be great for high cycle counts (depending on the plating thickness). This doesn't mean that gold is without issue. Gold is typically the highest cost option for plating offerings, can be porous if the plating is too thin, … [Read more...]
Samtec Expands its Standards Offerings
VITA, PICMG, COM-HPCTM, COM Express®, MicroSAM®, and MicroTCA® are all developing standards or updating with new additions and Samtec is moving along with them. Samtec's involvement in standards has grown over the years, and there are no signs of that slowing down. Because of this involvement, we have some exciting updates to pass along. In this blog, we will discuss a few of the additional offerings that Samtec has for standards. VITA 74 VNX VNX isn't new, but keep your eyes on it. … [Read more...]
How do Samtec’s Connectors Perform in Outgassing?
If you are involved with ISO 9001 then you probably know that "continuous improvement" is the name of the game. After all Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was Samtec's newly updated Outgassing Guide. Our first version of the Outgassing Flyer was focused on the information that we had at the time, but being Samtec, we didn't stop there, and that is the topic of today's blog. Third Party Testing In the past, industry wide, manufacturers have relied on the outgas testing that NASA … [Read more...]
Are Tin-Lead Plating Options Still Available?
I can remember a time when most of Samtec's connectors were offered in a Tin-Lead plating option, and we weren't alone in that offering. Long before the days of REACH and RoHS, Tin-Lead was the standard plating offering. In came the early 2000's when the EU introduced the Restriction of Hazarodous Substances (RoHS), and Tin-Lead in electronics had to go in order to be sold within the EU. This left manufacturers in the electronics industry, and the engineers within them updating parts, … [Read more...]
Is the CPU, GPU, FPGA, or ASIC Better?
My first computer put out a crazy 33 MHz of processing power from the 486 CPU. That was on "Turbo Mode" of course, and when it was turned off we were left with 16 MHz. Insert frowny face. Maybe you are too young to remember a turbo button, but if you aren't you can probably remember there was rarely a time you would turn it off. In the times that you did it was because of software requirements, and you probably felt as though you had lost something. At least I did. Fast forward to today, … [Read more...]
Connectors for Immersion Cooling
You might remember the last blog on Immersion Cooling where we introduced Samtec's new landing page for Immersion Cooling. The test results are in, and they look good. Samtec has partnered with Engineered Fluids to run a series of qualification tests on several of our product series. This was done to see how well they perform, and to prove the connectors function as they should in that environment. What Was Tested? So far, we have the test results for our popular SEARAYTM series and … [Read more...]
Samtec Solutions for Military & Aerospace Applications
The Military & Aerospace world utilizes products in harsh conditions, and the products must be able to properly perform. Because of this, many Mil/Aero manufacturers typically use full MIL-Spec products. Severe Environment Testing (SET) is a Samtec initiative to test certain products beyond typical industry standards and specifications, many of which are common requirements for harsh environment applications/industries. Driven by demands for high functioning commercial standard … [Read more...]
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