It is always good to learn from someone who knows more than you! I recently had the chance to speak to our very own Istvan Novak about power integrity (PI), and it was very illuminating. Istvan is one of the key figures in the understanding of PI, and we are proud to have this award-winning engineer as part of the Samtec family. At Samtec, we often talk about Signal Integrity (SI) and our work to develop new high-speed connector solutions for the latest applications. As I write this, Samtec … [Read more...]
The More Things Change…
The New Year is a time to reflect on what has changed and what remains constant. The modern world is always in movement, and it can be hard to keep up. But it is important to remember that (in the immortal words of Canadian prog-rock giants Rush) the more things change, the more they stay the same. Over the Christmas holiday, I went with my family to the National Space Center here in the UK. It might seem strange to some to talk about the British space program but, despite its small scale, … [Read more...]
Away from Home for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has always been a time for togetherness, for being with those you care about, and for celebrating another year. However, there are times when being together is not possible. Over the last few years, travel has often been difficult, discouraged, or even forbidden, which has left many of us away from our loved ones for Thanksgiving. It is worth remembering that Thanksgiving was created by settlers who found themselves thousands of miles away from their original homes. They had … [Read more...]
Electronica – The Premier Event
Electronica is the premier event for the electronics industry in Europe. While there are many other exhibitions dedicated to specialist markets, some of them quite large, Electronica is regarded by many as the premier event for our industry. Hosted in Munich every 2 years, the 2020 event was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Electronica returned to Munich last week for the first time in 4 years. Unlike in the USA, the trade fair calendar in Europe has been slower to return to … [Read more...]
New Standards for Storage Connectors
What was the inspiration that got you into engineering? I am sure that I followed the same path as thousands, if not millions, before me. LEGO blocks and model kits gave me the thrill of creating my own machines, and they lit the spark that makes me the geek that I am now. However much I have always been fascinated with large machines, I have never been in a position to design one. My designs have always been small – connectors and backshells. The chance to work on the next Apollo … [Read more...]
Digital TV Broadcast Technology
Modern digital technology has transformed the face of the broadcast and television industry. From the way the images are captured to the delivery of content to consumers, the world of TV broadcast has undergone a dramatic shift in the last quarter century. Television producers and filmmakers no longer rely on physical film stock or magnetic tape to store images. Modern computer technology allows huge amounts of video information to be stored easily and recalled quickly. Except for a … [Read more...]
The Power of Hydrogen
We have been talking about renewable energy recently, and we have been looking in some detail into the subject of charging infrastructure for the latest electric vehicles. The rise of the electric vehicle seems unstoppable but there might be another, even more useful, alternative. This is the power of hydrogen as a fuel source. The search for an alternative to fossil fuels is one of our biggest challenges. The effects of our fossil-fuel economy on the environment have been clearly … [Read more...]
The Design Challenges of Temperature
As I write this article, Europe is recovering from its latest heatwave. Here in the UK, we saw record-breaking temperatures of 40°C or 104°F, sparking fears of rails buckling in the heat or road surfaces melting. What does this have to do with electronics? Thermal management and temperature derating have always been something that designers have had to plan for to keep their products safe. Temperature and power are closely linked, especially when it comes to connectors. The … [Read more...]
Signal Generators – The Key To Reliability
As consumers, we have come to expect an unprecedented level of reliability from our technology. Whether it is our smartphone or our family car, we have grown to expect that devices will work the first time, every time they are used. That modern devices deliver this remarkable reliability is a testament not only to the capabilities of modern electronics but also to the intensive testing regime of any product that is carried out before it is released. These testing plans rely on sensitive … [Read more...]
Quality Control – Inspection Instrumentation
Quality control is an important, but sometimes overlooked, element of all manufacturing. Careful inspection is not just the difference between a satisfied client and a damaged reputation. In some circumstances, lives may depend on it. Rugged and reliable inspection instrumentation is therefore vital in the modern factory. Quality control was once a highly manual process. Manufacturers were forced to choose between random sampling or 100% inspection. The first method tries to predict the … [Read more...]
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