The battle for next-generation optical transceivers remains active. The three leading specifications duking it out include COBO, OSFP and QSFP-DD. While all have their pros and cons, the industry continues to sort out the best solutions for the front panel and mid-board optical engines. What is QSFP-DD? Current QSFP solutions meet the existing demands of […]
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Samtec Enhances Direct Connect™ Cable Systems With New DCH Series
Samtec recently expanded its Direct Connect™ Cable (DCC) Systems with the release of the new Direct Connect™ Horizontal (DCH) High-Speed Press-Fit Twinax Cable Assembly. This new solution targets cost-effective, high-performance flyover or co-planar, right angle and parallel board-to-board applications. Simplifies Assembly, Ideal for High Density Samtec DCH series features a high-retention, press-fit termination offering a […]
How Total Solar Eclipses and FPGAs Align – SYZYGY
“Eclipse fever” gripped most of the United States this past Monday. Vast swathes of the country from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast were mesmerized by a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse. All walks of life stopped to watch the celestial phenomena. Viewing parties were held in cities and national parks. Astronomers had their fifteen seconds […]
Samtec Discrete Wire Powers Indoor Vertical Farms
Bourbon lovers appreciate their favorite spirits in many forms. Neat. On the Rocks. A favorite mixed drink. An emerging trend in bourbon drinking comes from an unlikely place: Infinite Harvest – an indoor hydroponic vertical farm. Infinite Harvest produces repeatedly consistent, high-quality popcorn shoots whose naturally sweet and buttery taste offers a perfect accent to anyone’s favorite bourbon […]
Image Matters High-Performance Platforms Leverage High-Density Samtec Z-Ray® Interposers
All facets of life seem to include videos of some kind. Social media feeds feature videos from family and friends or possibly that “killer product or service” everybody has to have. “How-to” and “DIY” videos can be found on any random topic. The list goes on. Never-ending video consumption by consumers on mobile devices, laptops, TVs or […]
Samtec to Present at Mentor User2User 2017 PADS Events
Designing PCBs used to be easy. Typically PCBs only had a few components. They usually only had one or two layers. Data rates were a few Kbps or Mbps. Like The Right Stuff, Richard Dean Anderson’s MacGyver and Tang, these are concepts only understood by engineers of a certain era. What about today? PCB Designers […]
Samtec Introduces 14 Gbps FireFly™ FMC Development Kit
System designers and engineers constantly face design challenges to achieve higher data-rates in highly dense applications. A popular system-level design approach in many high-speed applications marries the configurability and high-speed performance of FPGAs with the advantages of fiber optics. Samtec’s new 14 Gbps FireFly™ FMC Development Kit provides an easy connection between FPGAs and fiber optics. This […]
Samtec to Attend STMicroelectronics Developers Conference 2017
Samtec proudly announces its participation this the ST Developers Conference 2017. This FREE one-day interactive summit will bring together experts in markets that are poised for rapid growth in the coming years: Smart Things for the IoT, Smart Driving, and Smart Home, City & Industry. Meet and learn from industry influencers presenting on a variety […]
Making High Speed PCB Design Easier
High-speed PCB design for applications supporting data rates of 28 Gbps and beyond provides many challenges. PCB designers and layout engineers need to answer many questions: What PCB laminate offers the best performance? What connectors will be used? What is the stack up? How many layers? What about back drilling vias? There are a plethora […]
IIoT and Embedded Vision Drive Interconnect Growth
What is the next “smart” thing? Consumers always want the next big “it” thing. Component manufacturers constantly innovate new solutions to help the drive the next “hot” trend or killer application in the electronics industry. Whatever the next consumer trend may be, other markets and applications that receive less fanfare continue to grow and inspire […]
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