As the demand for higher frequencies and wider bandwidths continue their relentless march upward, RF connectors need to keep up and even exceed this demand. Mating the RF connector to a PCB or substrate requires careful consideration of several factors to get the full performance out of the connector. Let’s frame this concept by starting with a simple analogy: Putting tractor tires on a race car is not a recipe for success. Tires on a race car need to convert power from the engine … [Read more...]
About Danny Boesing
Overcoming The Challenges of Achieving 224 Gbps Performance
In this video from DesignCon 2022, Keysight's Mike Resso refers to 224 Gbps as a "blindingly fast speed." Ten years from now, when 224 is old-hat and commonplace, we will look back at that statement and smile at how far we've come since those technologically backward, archaic days of 2022. But as of today, achieving that data rate is bleeding-edge and state-of-the-art. This video, with Mike and Samtec's Jignesh Shah, discusses several topics related to 224 Gbps performance, including ... … [Read more...]
Linear Direct Drive Proof-of-Concept Can Support 100 G+ Signaling
This video from DesignCon 2022 shows a proof-of-concept for an on-package, or near-package, direct-drive electrical channel that can support 100 G + signaling. These drives could be used in mid-board optical and copper designs using Samtec Flyover® cable assemblies or mezzanine connector sets, or for full-channel front-panel and back-panel cable applications. Samtec’s Kevin Burt walks us through the demo, the results, and a brief discussion of the benefits. What's Going On On … [Read more...]
Rohde and Schwarz VNA Verifies Excellent Performance of Front Panel Cable System
This live product demonstration from DesignCon 2022 shows a Rohde and Schwarz ZNA 43 Vector Network Analyzer testing a Samtec NovaRay® I/O front-panel cable system, with excellent results. NovaRay I/O emulates ASIC to front-panel applications. The "ASIC" -- in this case, the ZNA 43 -- delivers signals to a Samtec NovaRay® Flyover® cable assembly, which then travel through 6" of Eye Speed® Twinax Low Skew twinax, to a NovaRay I/O connector/cable system. This assembly also includes our NovaRay … [Read more...]
New 112 Gbps PAM4 Mid-Board Flyover Cable Solution
In this video from DesignCon 2022, Keith Guetig, High-Speed Product Manager at Samtec, walks us through a live demonstration of a new Samtec high-speed cable system, coupled with new Xilinx advanced silicon, showing a 112 Gbps PAM4 system with outstanding performance. This configuration shows how Samtec Flyover® cable assemblies can be used in mid-board applications. Actually, Samtec Flyover® cable systems can be used in mid-board, mid-board to front panel, mid-board to back panel, and … [Read more...]
New 12G-SDI Products, RF Launches, Outstanding Service and Support: NAB 2022
NAB is back and in-person, and Samtec is back at NAB. It's difficult to describe everything at the NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters). I'll attempt to summarize it by saying that NAB is a monumental explosion of the latest broadcast products, solutions, equipment, and technologies. Samtec’s extensive portfolio of high-performance interconnector solutions are ideal for supporting resolution, frame rate, density and latency demands of the broadcast video market. Interconnect … [Read more...]
Six New 112 G Connector Systems Is The Coolest Demo At DesignCon (IMHO)
This live demonstration from DesignCon 2022 shows six of Samtec's 112 Gbps PAM4 connector systems. It includes board-to-board connector sets, as well as two Samtec Flyover® cable systems. One is a mid-board to cable backplane configuration, and the other is mid-board to front panel. These cable systems are emulating real-world data center system architectures. Each board has four Alphawave AlphaCORE Multi-Standard SerDes. For each connector set, the Alphawave SerDes is transmitting 112 Gbps … [Read more...]
PECFF AI Hardware System Architecture With New Cable Backplane
This live product demonstration from OFC 2022 emulates real-world AI system architectures, based on the PECFF form factor. It incorporates a PECFF backplane with PECFF add-in-cards. Matt Burns, Technical Marketing Manager at Samtec, walks us through the demonstration. He explains that we're comparing the performance of two backplane architectures. The first is a traditional rigid PCB backplane, with Samtec HSEC6-DV edge card connectors interfacing with the PECFF add-in … [Read more...]
Rugged Optical Transceivers For Military, Aerospace, Industrial Applications
It was good to see all of our friends and associates who visited Samtec at OFC 2022. Primarily for data center and telecom professionals, OFC showcases solutions in network equipment and software, active and passive components, test and manufacturing equipment, data center/IT products, cable, and fiber. In this video from OFC 2022, Samtec's Kevin Burt discusses Samtec rugged optical transceivers, from the popular FireFly™ optical cable system to new VCSEL-based multi-mode cables. OFC … [Read more...]
Immersion Cooling or Convection? Connectors Exhibit Outstanding Performance In Both Cases
One of Samtec’s many live product demonstrations at OFC 2022 shows high-performance copper and optical cable assemblies performing equally well, whether in immersion cooling or in typical convection environments. Ralph Page, Systems Architect at Samtec, explains the setup and results of this incredibly popular demo. The demo consists of two identical Samtec product demonstration boards. They both incorporate a variety of high-speed interconnect systems, including copper-based Samtec … [Read more...]
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