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 Part 2, Phil gives us eight more tips to help you choose the right connector system for your design. 1. Flux: Unspent flux is problematic in connectors from both a mechanical interference and a corrosive nature. Ultimately this can result in … [Read more...]
About Danny Boesing
Selecting the Right Connector, Part 1
Thomas Edison, circa 1910 Inventing the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture technologies, film, the mimeograph, and holding a record 1,093 patents is impressive. But, I bet Thomas Edison never had the truly difficult job of selecting the right connector system for his printed circuit boards (PCB), nor did he have to work with process or quality engineers to make sure said connector systems were designed-for-manufacturability. That's where Phil Eckert comes in. Phil is Samtec’s Customer … [Read more...]
Salt Fog Resistant Optical Modules For Mil/Aero
Data centers drive volume use for modern optical transceivers. These have favorable conditions for the optics, with low humidity and tightly controlled temperatures, which in turn has enabled a low-cost design approach for the subcomponents used in modern devices. The Mil/Aero market has very different environmental requirements with aggressive conditions such as sand/dust, salt fog and even continuous operation in 100% humidity. These conditions have historically led to the use of the … [Read more...]
Samtec’s Top 10 Most Popular Connector Products
To the best of my knowledge, David Letterman popularized Top 10 lists on his show Late Night With David Letterman. The first list aired on September 18, 1985, and the topic was "The Top 10 Words That Almost Rhyme With Peas." In typical Letterman fashion it included the words nurse, ice, moss, lens, and rice. Several years ago we published a blog on Samtec's Top 10 most popular connector products and product families. I wrote it because I'm frequently asked that question. And since people are … [Read more...]
Challenges Of Aligning Multiple Connector Sets
Increased density, shrinking footprints, higher data rates, and thermal management are but a few of the challenges affecting the design and fabrication of printed circuit boards (PCBs) in today’s electronic systems. And did I mention cost? An important, although sometimes overlooked consideration, is these increasingly sophisticated PCBs often require more complex connector systems. Most of the aforementioned design factors also affect connector design and performance, including smaller … [Read more...]
No NAB? No Problem. 12G-SDI Products and Support.
If this were a typical April, and if you are in the broadcast industry, chances are you would be at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. By day you would be checking out the latest broadcast products, solutions, equipment and technology. And by night, well, I don’t even want to think about what you might be doing at night, so I’ll stick to the daytime. Unfortunately this is not a typical April. In fact, it’s about the most atypical April I’ve ever seen. But since you can’t go to the NAB Show in Vegas, … [Read more...]
A New and Improved (!) Rugged Edge Card Connector
I don’t watch much television, but when I do, I am captivated by some of the products advertised. Some of them are hilarious, but I don’t think they were meant to elicit that reaction. The products in many of these ads are "products looking for a solution." I mean, who would buy a hamburger grill that runs on your car exhaust, umbrellas for your shoes, or diet water? I’m also not always a fan of “new and improved” products, unless the improvement has merit. Having said that, Samtec is … [Read more...]
Connectors For Solar Power Equipment
Image: Sunfolding Solar Power While the cost and benefits of solar power can and have been debated, there’s one point that cannot be debated: the solar energy sector continues to grow. The solar energy sector has grown 68% over the last decade, and the cost of solar infrastructure and installations have fallen 70% since 2006. On average, a solar panel system pays for itself within eight years. Critics of solar power point to huge government subsidies and say the … [Read more...]
A Cable Backplane Solution For 112 Gbps PAM4 Architecture
Scott McMorrow, CTO, Samtec Signal Integrity Group, walks us through a live demonstration of a cable backplane and mid-board cable system, both utilizing Samtec Flyover® . Samtec Flyover is most commonly used in mid-board applications, with the cable assembly connector placed close to the chip and direct the signal to the front panel through the cable. Cable Backplane and Mid-Board Applications Flyover also allows designers to go from one board to another as a flexible backplane … [Read more...]
OFC 2020: The Show Must Go On
Since we missed OFC 2020 and the opportunity to meet with our customers and blog readers in person, we decided to bring the show to you. We had an incredible booth planned with six live product demonstrations and multiple new product introductions. OFC has always been the single best place in the optics industry to meet with customers and partners, address the technical challenges with next generation systems, and demonstrate Samtec’s industry leadership. This time we had planned to … [Read more...]
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