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...]
About Matt Burns
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 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 are … [Read more...]
Samtec Technologists to Attend AI Hardware Summit 2020
AI continues to shake up the tech industry. Nvidia's plans to buy UK-based Arm Holdings from Japan-based SoftBank illustrates that point. Nvidia GPU chipsets make-up the majority of data-center focused AI hardware applications. The Arm Holding licensee ecosystem offers a new territory for Nvidia to harness the power of AI. Just about every mobile device (smartphones, IoT, etc.) in the world uses compute engines with Arm technology. Guess where AI growth will be fastest on the near … [Read more...]
Samtec Technologists to Present at EDI CON Online 2020
EDI CON Online: Where High Frequency Meets High Speed The tagline of the event stays the same in 2020. Why mess with a good thing? Why change what is working? As with last year, EDI CON Online aims to bring RF, microwave, EMC/EMI, high-speed digital design and system integrator technologists together virtually. Why? For networking, training and learning opportunities in latest high speed and high frequency applications. EDI CON Online was so successful last year, they have expanded … [Read more...]
Building a Better BattleBot – Part Deux
In a previous post, the Samtec blog team interviewed the team at Phalanx Robotics in their quest to win BattleBots in 2020. In this next portion of the interview, Andrew Godfrey from Phalanx adds more detail on that process. Phalanx Robotics Interview Matt Burns: Briefly, what are some of the other more popular styles or designs of BattleBots? Andrew Godfrey: I love how open the BattleBots rules are. Key design concerns are participant safety and maintaining BattleBox integrity. No … [Read more...]
Departing (Virtual) Thoughts from AI Hardware Summit Europe
"Another virtual trade show? Really?" That thought has entered this blogger's mind at least once. Virtual trade shows are the reality for many due to COVID-19, but some still see the benefits of in-person trade shows. With that being said, the trade show industry, especially high-tech, has made great strides in a short time. The diversity of topics and quality of presentations parallels in person events. Take the AI Hardware Summit Europe event as an example. It was originally … [Read more...]
Samtec Discusses PECFF Applications in Gen-Z Consortium Webinar
HPC. FinTech. Machine Learning. Network Acceleration. These and many other emerging applications are stressing data center networks. Data center architectures evolve to ensure optimal resource utilization and allocation. PECFF (PCIe® Enclosure Compatible Form Factor) was developed to optimize next-gen system design and to reduce solution cost and complexity. PECFF is but one tool available for improved data center optimization. PECFF leverages PCIe CEM AIC mechanical infrastructure. … [Read more...]
200K+ Interconnect Symbols and Footprints Available via Samtec and SnapEDA
Design engineers - EEs, PCBs designers, MEs, etc., - are hard-pressed to get designs to market faster. They are always looking for shortcuts to make product design process simpler. Samtec and its partner SnapEDA are giving engineers more tools to accelerate the design cycle. Our growing partnership has resulted in the availability of over 200,000 symbols & footprints of interconnect from across the Samtec portfolio. Shorter Design Cycles Engineers can spend days creating schematic … [Read more...]
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