Next-gen video broadcast and Pro AV systems are increasingly becoming IP-based systems. Video-over-IP and Video-over-Ethernet both leverage economies of scale of packet-based systems in the data center. Video-over-IP systems typically use FPGAs and SoC as the main processing unit. FPGAs and SoCs solve many problems that legacy CPU-based systems can’t. In general, they are higher-performing, lower-power and more efficient at the system level Video broadcast and Pro AV systems must interface … [Read more...]
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COM-HPC® is (Almost) Ready For Prime Time
Anticipation. That word conjures up many emotions. For some, a planned event brings hope and happiness. For others, that same event may cause anxiety and stress. Why isn't it HERE yet?!!!?!? (Maybe that is just this parent's view of their children's daily reactions. Insert "shrug" emoji here.) In any case, many in the embedded computing industry are looking forward to the soon-to-be-released PICMG COM-HPC specification. COM-HPC will soon provide increased density, enhanced … [Read more...]
Microwave and mmWave Technology for Emerging Applications Webinar
As consumers, wireless technology is often taken for granted. How difficult would everyday life be without it? Can I open my garage door today? How do I turn on my Smart TV? Where are my social networks? Most of our daily wireless connections - from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to cellular, SatNav and GPS - use carrier frequencies below ~6 GHz. Typical 50 ohm SMA connectors and cable assemblies (or similar) usually work in these types of applications. What about newer applications like 5G and … [Read more...]
Samtec and Achronix Technologists Detail 112 Gbps PAM4 FPGA Implementation
Readers of the Samtec blog know we are always talking about next-gen speed. Current channels rates are running at 56 Gbps PAM4. However, system designers are starting to look at 112 Gbps PAM4 data rates. Intuition would say that bleeding edge data rates like 112 Gbps PAM4 only occur in the data center. Why might that not be the case? FPGA vendors are releasing any number of new solutions featuring 112 Gbps PAM4 transceivers. FPGAs reside in a number of applications like 5G, AI/ML, … [Read more...]
Samtec Technologists Present at Virtual Flash Memory Summit
The technical trade show calendar seems busiest in Spring and Fall. This year, due to COVID, more events are virtual. More events have been rescheduled in the Fall this year. So it seems busier than usual. Take, as an example, Flash Memory Summit. FMS usually occurs in the summer during August. This year, it will be virtual from November 10-12, 2020. What is FMS? Each year at FMS, attendees hear keynotes and the latest technology updates, forecasts, and roadmaps for the NVM … [Read more...]
Samtec to Present and Exhibit at Virtual SC20
Surprise! Another virtual tradeshow. Who knew? COVID-19 and "2020" strike again! This time we are off to SC20, which takes place November 17-19, 2020. HPC is the underpinning for many of today’s most exciting new research areas, from machine learning to artificial intelligence to quantum computing. Scientists, researchers, and data analysts from academia, industry and government agencies will be center stage at SC20. Accelerating HPC via Silicon-to-Silicon Solutions “HPC system … [Read more...]
Samtec Technical Expert Speaks at PCI-SIG Fall Virtual DevCon
Another event popular in the tech event circuit is PCI-SIG® DevCon. While DevCon events are usually in-person around the globe, this year, like so many others events, PCI-SIG DevCon is going virtual. PCI-SIG DevCons are members-driven events that provide an opportunity to learn directly from the industry’s PCIe® experts. Attendees can participate in technical trainings to gain best practices. The PCI-SIG Fall Virtual DevCon includes technical presentations from PCI-SIG Workgroup Chairs … [Read more...]
Phalanx Robotics Tinkers from Maker 13 to BattleBots
"I tinker," said Tony Stark. Any Marvel fanboy will easily recognize that quote from Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark in Iron Man 3. Arguably, Tony Stark is the greatest tinkerer in any comic or superhero movie. What doesn't he make? Hot rods? Yep. Computers. Yep. Robots? Yep! In the real world, tinkerers like Tony Stark (and the team from Phalanx Robotics) love to develop something new and exciting. For tinkerers who are not genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropists, maker spaces … [Read more...]
Samtec’s Istvan Novak Presents at AltiumLive 2020 Virtual Summit
PCB Designers: ASSEMBLE! Ok, that is not as cool as Chris Evans' Captain America in Avengers: Endgame. However, the AltiumLive 2020 Virtual Summit offers the latest tips and tricks of PCB design. The show occurs in the Americas and EMEA. Samtec at AltiumLive? Why? Samtec is a global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions. We offer many ECAD/MCAD models to make PCB design easier. PCB designers basically: Search the Samtec website for the … [Read more...]
Samtec Dives In the Deep End with PICMG
Weird weather is one the things making 2020 memorable. As I look out my home office window (WFH - yet another 2020 "thing"!), it feels like mid-summer in late September. In some places like Key West or Palm Springs, that is normal. In Pennsylvania, it is not. My kids asked if we could go swimming. Umm, no. In any case, swimming on a hot day always accomplishes a purpose. Diving in to a pool, lake to ocean always is refreshing and relaxing. At least for me. In business, decisions … [Read more...]
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