In the video above, Samtec's Jignesh Shah and Kevin Burt explain that as data rate requirements approach and surpass 112 Gbps PAM4, developers are challenged with balancing increasing throughput, scalability, and density demands with concerns such as power consumption, signal integrity, time-to-market, and of course cost. To hit these speeds, designers often have to use special board laminate materials with lower dielectric constants and dissipation factors. But the problem is, these … [Read more...]
Connector, Cable Systems For AI Hardware Design
In this video, Samtec's Ralph Page walks us through a live demonstration of a prototypical AI (artificial intelligence) hardware design. It shows PCB connectors and twinax cable systems with performance capabilities suitable for AI hardware applications. It’s a configurable, next-generation, possibly GPU-based system that combines a cable mesh backplane, a rigid-style backplane, high-speed edge card connectors, and precision RF interconnects. For example, this design could be based on … [Read more...]
Using Board Stacking Connectors in Industrial Applications
Many of our Samtec blogs focus on high-speed, high-bandwidth, cutting-edge connector applications rather than simple board stacking connectors. This makes sense because Signal Integrity is a critical issue for many of our customers, and because it’s a more flashy, attention-grabbing, sexy topic. And yes, I did just use the word “sexy” to describe a connector application. And yes, I do need a vacation … Having said that, two-piece, standard pitch (2.54, 2.00, 1.27 mm centerline), … [Read more...]
Direct Connect To Silicon Package For High Performance
In this new video, Samtec's Kevin Burt introduces Samtec Direct Connect™. Direct Connect gives the benefit of exiting a higher number of lanes at low loss from the chip package, which can be very useful in both high performance computing and network switching applications, especially at 56G/112G PAM4. Samtec FireFly is available in both optical and copper connectivity to the same connector Samtec is the only company that offers both optical and copper connectivity to the same … [Read more...]
A Day In The (Extended) Life: Extended Life Products
Many EOEMs, especially those in the industrial and telecommunications industries, require their connectors be subject to additional, more stringent performance testing beyond the connector’s standard qualification tests. Their applications may require high cycle connectors, exposure to harsh environments, or be expected to perform over a much longer life expectancy than the average connector. High Cycle Connectors Let’s say it another way … few connector sets are subject to 2,500 – … [Read more...]
Restoring The Apollo Guidance Computer (Part 2)
Last week’s blog detailed how a group of four men who restore historically significant, vintage computers – Carl Claunch, Ken Shirriff, Mike Stewart, and Marc Verdiell -- connected with Jimmie Loocke. Loocke, a former technician at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center (now Johnson Space Center), had purchased two tons of scrap Apollo hardware at a recycler’s warehouse in 1975. Included in this purchase was a rare Lunar Module Apollo Guidance Computer, or AGC. The AGC is the computer that … [Read more...]
Restoring The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) For The 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 (Part 1)
This is the first of a two-part article outlining the restoration of the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), and Samtec’s participation in the process, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. (Here is the link to part 2) NASA Photo If you’re like me, you’re watching and reading about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. The achievement is all the more remarkable considering the archaic (by today's standards) technology that got us there and … [Read more...]
11th Heaven: Samtec #1 in Bishop Europe Customer Service Survey
Samtec has once again won the Bishop and Associates "European Customer Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry." This is the 11th time that Samtec is ranked #1 in Europe. By the way, we have been ranked #1 in North America 17 times. That’s not because we’re better in North America; it’s simply because Bishop has run the survey more times in the U.S. than Europe. One other comment before I get to the results. I'm not trying to brag about being #1. But we work hard to make … [Read more...]
Let It Grow: Samtec’s Growing Line Of Precision RF, Microwave and Millimeter Wave Connectors
Samtec has made been making a significant investment in precision RF connector solutions over the past several years in an effort to respond to market drivers such as the global transition to 5G, autonomous vehicles, mobile user base growth, mobile video streaming and massive global connectivity. In this (brief) video from IMS 2019, Steve McGeary, Samtec’s Director of RF Business Development and Product Management, discusses how our expansion into precision RF /Microwave and Millimeter wave … [Read more...]
A Dynamic, Dynamic Stress Test Proves Microwave Cable Maintains Signal Integrity
One topic that garnered much interest at the Samtec booth at the International Microwave Symposium was a dynamic stress test of Samtec's microwave cable. This demonstration proves that our low-loss, microwave cable withstands high flex cycles and still maintains signal integrity. In this video, Steve McGeary, Samtec’s Director of RF Business Development and Product Management, walks us through the demo and reviews the cable's insertion loss and return loss results, all in about two … [Read more...]
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