Human vision in indispensable and often taken for granted. Similarly machine, or embedded, vision influences daily human life in ways thought impossible. Simply, machine vision refers to the ability of embedded systems to "see". Key system components include cameras or image sensors, analog-to-digitals converters and complex compute engines like DSPs, FPGAs or GPUs. Additional IP, firmware and applications software provide functional guidance based on what the system "sees". Need an … [Read more...]
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Practical Ports for Perfect Performance – Pretend or Possible?
Enough of the letter "P" already. Message recieved. In any case, modeling and simulating next-gen 224 Gbps signal channels poses many challenges. Design engineers must optimize the entire signal path, not just a specific component. The signal path includes transceiver and receivers, die-to-packaging transitions, BGA breakout regions, PCB traces, connector breakout regions and interconnect. Any number of design decisions affect multi-gigabit per second channel data rate performance. As a … [Read more...]
Samtec’s Istvan Novak Presents Electronic Systems SI/PI Forum Keynote
Samtec blog readers are used to hearing about high-performance design. However, we see an increase in intertest in power integrity (PI). PI grows more crucial with each design iteration, yet many engineers are just starting to understand PI. That raises an interesting question. How can an engineer learn more about PI? Samtec's Istvan Novak will answer that question in the Electronic Systems SI/PI Forum Keynote. His course is entitled "Is Power Integrity the New Black Magic?" The forum … [Read more...]
Samtec Flyover® Technology Lowers HFT Latency
“Greed is good!” – Gordon Gecko “Bulls. Bears. People from Connecticut.” – Jerry Seinfeld “Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.” – Wall Street adage popularized by Jim Cramer Ask anyone about the stock market, and they likely have an opinion as different as these three quotes. Yet, most individual’s retirement plan, pension or individual investments are likely tied up in Wall Street, The City, Zurich or some other investment hub. Additionally, the COVID-19 … [Read more...]
PCIe 4.0 Over Fiber Solutions in Embedded Computing Applications
"Do you know how FAST you were going?!?" That question strikes fear in almost all teenage drivers. The resulting ticket dashes any hope of a fun weekend. Plus, what happens when the parents find out?? No!!! Meanwhile, embedded and optical engineers may wonder the same thing. "PCIe 3.0 only gets to 8 GT/s? I need more speed!" So what's the answer? PCIe 4.0 over fiber solutions, of course. Why PCIe 4.0 Over Fiber? Any number high-performance, embedded applications are looking for … [Read more...]
Samtec, Otava and Avnet Optimize the mmWave RF Signal Path
mmWave applications are all the rage. Why? Simply put, the 5G tidal wave is coming. Also, ADAS systems use 24 GHz for SRR applications and 77 GHz for LRR applications. Obviously, the world needs mmWave tech! Traditional mmWave technology spans the 30 - 300 GHz frequency range. Samtec defines mmWave technology as 18 - 110 GHz across our Precision RF portfolio of full cable assemblies, cable connectors, and board-level interconnects. High frequencies challenge designers like never before. … [Read more...]
Samtec Launches New ChalkTalk Webcasts
"I need more . . ." That phrase can end in a number of ways. For Trekkies, James T. Kirk would tell Montgomery Scott "power". Gordon Gecko and other Wall Streeters would say "money" of "greed". Pete "Maverick" Mitchell would say "speed". What about engineers? They are likely to say "knowledge", "tools" or "product info". At least, that's what Samtec blogs think engineers would say. In that vein, Samtec and our partners (We love you, Mouser!) have released a number of new Chalk Talk … [Read more...]
PLDA Establishes PCIe 5.0 Link Via Samtec PCIE-G5 Connector
PCI Express® is taking over the world! Or maybe it just seems that way. PCIe® - born as PCI® - started as a simple CPU-to-I/O controller interconnect more than 20 years ago. Today, it is one of three interfaces (Ethernet and DDRx are the others) common in almost all computing platforms. Current and future system design are focused on leveraging the 32 GT/s lane performance of PCIe 5.0. Many development solutions - from IP, silicon and eval kits - are coming to the market. PLDA PCIe … [Read more...]
Video-over-IP Systems Leverage Samtec Flyover® Technology
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...]
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...]
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