Each year Samtec helps create or contribute to multiple publications and whitepapers. If you are unfamiliar with what a White Paper is, let me take a quick moment to explain why these types of documents can be very helpful. When I told my family I was writing an article to talk about a paper they were a bit confused. White papers originated from the color coding of government documents. The white color of the paper was an unclassified, public-facing, informative bulletin/document. These … [Read more...]
Family Vacation and Connectors
As our blog team was reviewing upcoming topics, I was considering a few possible topics, so put a TBD on the schedule. Before I knew it, the time was drawing near and my list just did not fit as well as I had hoped. I jokingly said I would write about a family experience and put up a slide show of pictures! The first quarter of most schools is winding down and people are traveling for a Fall Break. Read on if you would like to go on a family vacation with me and how I use some of these … [Read more...]
FACE™ and SOSA™ TIM 2022
This Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) and Expo kicks off the week of September 26th in Dayton, Ohio. The focus of this meeting is to discover new advancements and progress made for the functionality and interoperability of modular open system environments. Samtec is helping with these advancements through work in standards bodies, where we continue to push the signal integrity and rugged interconnect solutions available. Before we get too far in the conversation I do want to … [Read more...]
VNX+ Marketing Alliance
Over the past few years, Samtec has been helping with the development of the VNX+ standard. We are one of many contributing members of the VITA community working on this standard. The alliance is now at a critical mass where the content and evolution of the standard is ready for you! Through this blog, we will reference a few prior articles and publications to deeper explain the features of VNX+. We will also answer a few questions about how you can get involved and benefit being from the VNX+ … [Read more...]
Back to School 2022
Summer is winding down and many students are headed back to school. Is your social media feed blowing up with all the back-to-school pictures? This time of year may be a bit emotional for some and may cause your eyes to tear up a bit. Here are a few reasons I have seen; Sending off your own kids for the first time.Your kids have outgrown those back-to-school pictures, or are headed away for college. When looking at some of the outfits you see kids wearing to school these days.Your home … [Read more...]
The Rockets Red Glare, our VITA 90 VNX+ Industry Standards Landing Page is now On Air
My poetry may not be as polished as Francis Scott Key with the lyrics of the United States National Anthem. The United States is celebrating Independance Day and it seems fitting to make a reference to rockets. The VITA 90 standard is designed to be the smallest standardized form factor that could be used in todays "rockets", or small tubular things that fly. The Rockets Red glare mentioned in the anthem where what Key saw from Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. These rockets were not a … [Read more...]
Do You Want to Go Fast?
With the global headquarters of Samtec in Southern Indiana, we are surrounded by people wanting to go Fast! A few weeks ago we watched horses go fast in the 148th Kentucky Derby. This past weekend we watched Indy Cars go fast during the 106th Indianapolis 500. A driver or jocky's decision-making and reaction time made me think of delays or latency when it comes to the interconnect market. High-speed connectors are a sweet spot for Samtec and if you are unfamiliar with some of our offerings … [Read more...]
Optics in VPX with VITA 66
VITA 66 has been around for some years now. What goes into this standard continues to expand. VITA 66 is an evolution to increase your options inside the existing VITA 46 (VPX) market space. Samtec is pleased to announce the addition of our VITA 66 Landing Page. We are designed in VPX applications around the world! (Both on the ground and in space!) This page is dedicated to helping you find the right mid-board optics connectivity options more efficiantly. VITA 66.0 is the base … [Read more...]
DesignCon 2022 Review
Samtec had a fantastic week at DesignCon 2022. Attendance was good, presentations were strong, and products were fast! We talk a lot about this show because it is our major kick off for technical presentations and new product demonstrations. Read on to see some of the highlights from our DesignCon 2022 Review, or head to our DesignCon Landing Page to deep dive any of the topics we presented. From Start to Finish Our Welcome Reception kick off was a great event that hosted customers, … [Read more...]
DesignCon 22 Preview: New Products, Technologies, Architectures
DesignCon 2022 is next week, April 5-7. Samtec is excited to showcase new products, technologies, and architectures. Our team of signal integrity experts will be presenting papers and will be available to address your design questions at Booth #939. Samtec is prepared for the fast-approaching technical renaissance with innovative Silicon-to-Silicon solutions that exceed standard connectivity demands. New architectures require massive increases in transmission speeds, bandwidths, frequencies, … [Read more...]