Regular readers of the Samtec blog are keenly aware of VITA 57 FMC and FMC+ solutions Samtec offers. For more than 10 years, this standard has defined the interface between FPGAs and various expansion modules in a growing number of applications. As FMC/FMC+ leverages open platforms and standards, developers are working to further the adaptation of FPGA technologies in applications ranging from datacom/telecom and broadcast video to instrumentation, aerospace and defense. More and more … [Read more...]
DesignCon 2018 Parting Thoughts – How real is 112 Gbps PAM4?
DesignCon 2018 has passed. For those involved from the high-speed communications and semiconductor communities, everyone needs time to catch their breath a bit before planning for the rest of 2018. Why? DesignCon always offers exposure to the latest state-of-the-art design methodologies, applications, technologies, and unparalleled networking opportunities. One question was on the minds of many: How real is 112 Gbps PAM4? The number of demos and presentation at DesignCon prove the … [Read more...]
Custom Cable Requests Turn in to New Products – Direct Connect DCH Series
Samtec receives daily requests from designers looking for customized solutions for application-specific interconnect needs. Samtec has turned the quick-turn prototype model from our Sudden Service® Advantage into a standard design methodology. Numerous customers were interested in cost-effective, low-profile, high-performance custom cable assembly solutions. The challenge was to get the signal from the cable to any layer on the PCB as quickly as possible. A solution quickly presented … [Read more...]
Samtec Helps GrowFlux Ruggedize Intelligent Horticulture Lighting
Earth’s population continues to grow. Some reports suggest upwards of 10 billion people will inhabit the planet by 2050, requiring more than double today’s current food production capacity. How will everybody be fed? Is there more land? Is there more fresh water? These are questions facing the agricultural community. Many new approaches to farming are emerging. Whether called “smart farming”, “precision agriculture” or “climate-smart agriculture”, applying new sensing … [Read more...]
Samtec Proudly Supports STEM Education via 2018 FIRST® Robotics Competition Sponsorship
Experts across multiple industries - including electronics components - agree the need for more scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians has never been greater. STEM education remains a constant focus for many industries, governments and universities globally. Job growth backs this up. One report from the US Department of Commerce says STEM occupations grew much faster than non-STEM occupations over the last decade (24.4% versus 4.0%). STEM occupations are … [Read more...]
VITA 57 Solutions Enable Scalable ASIC Development Platforms
Readers of the Samtec blog know that FPGAs offer the most flexible electronics development platform in the world. Diverse applications ranging from machine learning and embedded vision to 5G wireless and cloud computing leverage the configurability and programmability of FPGAs to scale I/O, computing and DSP functionality. FPGAs are also frequently used in next-generation ASIC development projects. FPGAs allow for fast and accurate ASIC modeling and verification with accelerated … [Read more...]
New FPGA Development Platforms Feature Samtec High-Speed Solutions
FPGA system designers have no shortage of FPGA options for their next-gen end market solution. Xilinx continues to expand their UltraScale+ families. Intel PSG/Altera will ramp Arria 10 and Stratix 10 solutions well in to 2018. New FPGA products require a new generation of FPGA development platforms. Thankfully, both the Xilinx and Intel PSG/Altera design partner ecosystems thrive at launching just what the market needs. Several new platforms feature key Samtec interconnect options that … [Read more...]
Samtec FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ Links ASIC Development Platforms
As with any product development, ASIC designers aim to quicken time to market and reduce unnecessary design cycles. Designing full-custom ASICs comes with many benefits but leveraging the flexibility, configurability and high-performance of FPGAs has become a preferred method for ASIC development. ASIC development with FPGAs features several benefits. FPGAs allow for fast and accurate ASIC modeling and verification. Emulated prototype ASICs enable accelerated software and firmware … [Read more...]
Samtec Interconnect Helps Miminize Latency in HPC Applications
Low latency. This simple two-word phrase drives entire industries solely focused on minimizing propagation, serialization, queuing, and processing delays in packet-switched networks. This is especially in HPC applications where high-throughput and low-latency are mandatory. Many approaches can be taken to minimize network latency. Optimized operating systems, next-gen network fabrics and FPGA co-processing are among a number of techniques used to drive low latency in HPC applications. … [Read more...]
Daily Updates from SuperComputing 2017 – November 15, 2017
SuperComputing 2017 remains in full force this week from the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. There are lots of activity in presentations, seminars, demonstrations and exhibits on the tradeshow floor. Stay tuned to the Samtec blog the rest of the week for more highlight. CCIX Interconnect Standard FPGA acceleration of high-performance algorithms remains a constant and growing theme in the supercomputing industry and at SC17. Several new approaches to improve the flow of data … [Read more...]
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