Ralph Page, Systems Architect at Samtec, walks us through a live product demonstration of a Samtec high-speed connector running at 56 Gbps PAM4, with incredible performance. It can also be run up to 28 Gbps NRZ. This active product demonstration uses a Xilinx® Virtex® UltraScale+ 56 Gbps PAM4 VCU 129 FPGA Evaluation Kit. The connector we’re evaluating is a Samtec HSEC8-DP. It’s a micro-pitch, high-speed edge card connector, for differential pair configurations. Check-out HSEC8-DV … [Read more...]
The New Connectors In The New Catalog
Years ago it was a big deal when Samtec released a new catalog. It was a chance to showcase new connectors, new technologies, and new services. Obviously our digital world has greatly reduced the need for printed materials. But, while it's down considerably from previous years, there's still demand for our printed catalogs. Did I just say that there's still people who read printed catalogs? Yes, I did. According to Harvard Business Review, catalog mailings have been on the increase since … [Read more...]
New COM-HPC Connectors Increase Density and Speed
The embedded world 2021 DIGITAL exhibition and conference recently concluded. A hot topic was the introduction of the PICMG® (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) COM-HPC® standard. COM-HPC® The COM-HPC standard is intended to coexist with the existing COM Express® standard. COM-HPC supports two different module types – one for high performance computing and one for embedded computing. COM-HPC improves on what is achievable in COM Express today. It uses a new high-speed connector … [Read more...]
What Would Agnes Say About These Micro Power Connectors?
Ever seen Despicable Me? It’s got some great quotes.(1) My favorite is Agnes’s line when she sees the giant stuffed unicorn: “It’s so fluffy I’m going to die!” How does this possibly, in any way remotely relate to connectors? Just when I thought we couldn’t add any more design flexibility into the mPOWER® line of power connectors, we somehow did. IOW, it’s so easy to design and find the right connector that I’m going to die! OK, it’s not as short and sweet as Agnes’s line, but you get the … [Read more...]
Is This The Swiss Army Knife Of Connectors?
New Edge Rate High Speed Connector Set Is Micro, Rugged Years ago, while hiking the Colorado River Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park with my two sons, the older one found a really nice Swiss Army Knife. By "really nice" I mean it was one of those big knives with about 15 different tools. Later that night I thought about how they packed so much versatility into one knife. I'm not going to compare a connector to a Swiss Army Knife, but the new connector set I'm telling you about … [Read more...]
New COM-HPC Connector And Other Reasons To Visit EWD
embedded world 2021 Digital takes place March 1-5 on a virtual platform. As its title suggests, embedded world 2021 Digital (EWD) focuses on innovations and trends in the Embedded Computing industry, with an emphasis on Software, Hardware, Tools, Embedded Vision, Safety and Security, and Start-Up. Samtec connector products are certified to or compliant with a variety of embedded computing industry standards. This includes PICMG, VITA, PC/014, SFF-SIG, and PISMO, among others. Why … [Read more...]
The 10 Commandments Of Connector Design Verification Testing
What exactly is connector design verification testing (DVT) (sometimes called a Design Qualification Test)? What does it measure? What kinds of conclusions can you make about the connector’s performance? Wasn’t DVT, along with immigration policies, China, and handling the Covid-19 pandemic among the most contentious topics during the 2020 Presidential debates? Phil Eckert (Samtec’s Quality Engineering Manager) and Mark Shireman (Engineering Support Group/Test Lab Manager) share what, if … [Read more...]
Shaken, Not Stirred: An Introduction To Connector Vibration Testing
In his latest paper, Dave Scopelitti explains the ins-and-outs of connector vibration testing. In particular, Dave discusses the rationale, techniques, and procedures used to perform vibration testing at Samtec. Dave begins by telling us that connector vibration testing is routinely performed to assess the mechanical and electrical stability and performance of a connector when subjected to the types of vibration that may be encountered during normal use. The type of vibration and the … [Read more...]
Impedance Corrected De-Embedding Verifies Connector Performance
We just started our next round of gEEk® spEEk online seminars. gEEk spEEk is a series of free online seminars covering a wide-range of SI-related topics, all commercial-free. Stefaan Sercu, Samtec Signal Integrity R&D Engineer, recently presented "Impedance Corrected De-Embedding," which discussed the advantages of impedance corrected de-embedding over standard 2X through de-embedding. I spoke to Stefaan about the main take-aways of his popular gEEk spEEk topic. Here's what he had to … [Read more...]
Industry Trends and Their Impact on RF Connectors
I’ve been reading year-end and upcoming year lists about the future trends affecting technology and electronics. Topics run the gamut from expanding technologies like 5G, AI, electric vehicles, and various realities (XR, VR, MR), to external pressures like increased government regulation and tech nationalism. Just about every list mentioned the ever-increasing need for bandwidth to accommodate cloud computing services, video conferencing, video streaming, e-commerce, etc. While these … [Read more...]
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