New Year’s resolutions. Many of us make them, whether it’s to continue a good habit, change a bad one or accomplish a new goal, improvement is the focus. The hardest part of this process is the time between making the plan and accomplishing it. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just skip ahead to the finished goal? We agree. While we may not be able to help with your fitness goal, Samtec’s ExaMAX® backplane system can meet your application needs by improving signal integrity and routability. … [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 connectors pass 21 Amps per blade in about half the size of a traditional power connector carrying the same amperage. These ultra micro power connectors (UMPT/UMPS) offer flexibility for power only or power/signal combinations with any high-speed signal … [Read more...]
Coming Soon: Extreme Performance, Micro Arrays
They say the early bird gets the worm. So, for all the early birds out there, here is a quick look at a new product not yet released, but coming soon - extreme performance micro arrays. AcceleRate® micro arrays (APM6/APF6) feature a flexible open-pin-field design with extreme performance to 56 Gbps NRZ/112 Gbps PAM4. This system is also data rate compatible with PCIe® Gen 5 speeds and 100 GbE. Not only are these arrays fast, but AcceleRate® is also cost optimized, which makes it ideal for … [Read more...]
Explore Samtec Solution Blocks with New Web Experience
During a recent visit to Seattle, I learned about the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. In less than 24 hours the entire business district, about 25 city blocks, its railway stations and several wharves were destroyed. Instead of moving the city to start over, they decided to rebuild, but this time with brick and stone instead of wood. What we build with matters. The same is true at Samtec. Our wide breadth of products is built on six “Solution Blocks.” From standard cataloged products to unique … [Read more...]
The Industry’s Slimmest Cable Assembly: Do You Believe?
I want to believe. Not only could Eugene Victor Tooms hibernate for 30-year stints, but he could squeeze and elongate his body to pass through narrow openings. In the supernatural thriller The X-Files, Tooms managed to fit through elevator shafts, air vents, chimneys, and almost a toilet before his demise by an escalator while being investigated by Mulder and Scully. It would seem that only genetic mutants are capable of such incredible feats, but we just released the incredibly slim … [Read more...]
Discover the Largest Variety of High-Speed Board-to-Board & High-Speed Backplane Solutions
Some of the greatest moments in sports history… “The Miracle on Ice” 1980 Winter OlympicsJessie Owens, 1936 Olympics “The Rumble in the Jungle” …just to name a few, are the result of an athlete’s speed and flexibility. Some are comeback stories and some are record-breaking stories, but all are made possible through the support of a team, a coach, the fans… Likewise, Samtec’s High-Speed Board-to-Board and Backplane solutions deliver high-speed performance with incredible application … [Read more...]
Exclusive to Samtec – Low-Profile, Right-Angle 75 Ohm BNC with Pick-and-Place Capability
Most companies are looking for ways to increase efficiency and thus, the bottom line. One way to do that is with Samtec’s new Low-Profile, Right-Angle 75 Ω BNC connector (BNC7T-BM1D) engineered for pick-and-place assembly, and 12G-SDI performance. This Low-Profile, Right-Angle 75 Ω BNC connector (BNC7T-BM1D) is exclusive to Samtec. With 75 Ω BNCs in high demand for broadcast video systems, our experts designed a custom solution that increases the efficiency of board assembly and supports high … [Read more...]
Discover Incredible Power Delivered In A Space Saving Form Factor
As one of the great superheroes learned – “with great power comes great responsibility.” Even without “spidey-sense” and the ability to scale tall buildings with webbing, there is still power to be wielded with Samtec’s new mPOWER™ connectors…with incredible power comes incredible space savings and design flexibility. Incredible Power & Space Savings This micro 2.00 mm pitch system (UMPT/UMPS) not only saves board space, but also carries extremely high amperage per square inch. … [Read more...]
Interact With Our New Micro Rugged Web Experience
Micro and rugged typically do not go hand-in-hand, but Samtec offers a breadth of products and features that prove it is possible. To show that, we recently released a new Micro Rugged web experience. Here you can scroll, roll over and interact with the product solutions and rugged features available, and learn more about the intense testing many of our rugged products have undergone. Within the web experience you will find solutions for high cycle, high speed, high power and harsh … [Read more...]
Samtec Releases New FireFly™ Video
We talk about FireFly™ a lot around here, and why not? With the industry’s leading miniature footprint enabling maximum signal density and SI over longer distances, we assume you want to hear about it. FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ provides high-performance versatility by taking the data connection “off board” for higher data rates up to 28 Gbps per lane with a path to 112 Gbps PAM4. In addition, the miniature footprint allows for higher density and closer proximity to the IC. The results … [Read more...]