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...]
Building a Better BattleBot – Part 1
The global COVID-19 pandemic has delayed many events: weddings, tax collections, sporting seasons and BattleBots. BattleBots? BattleBots! Yes, BattleBots! In most cases, COVID-19 related delays are a negative. However, for Samtec-sponsored Phalanax Robotics, delays in the BattleBots competition have been a blessing in disguise. They have been able to build a better bot. I recently caught up with Andrew Godfrey from Phalanx. He kindly gave details of how Phalanx came together, the type of … [Read more...]
Gen-Z (Consortium) Solutions from Samtec
"Oof. Can't even!"As a Gen-X parent of two lovely Gen-Z children, I have become what I swore I wouldn't: Dated.My kids constantly use new terms that I struggle to understand. My hipper-than-me wife blends right in, where as I . . . you get the idea. Goals.I bring this up because Google thinks "Gen-Z" only refers to the latest demographic group. However, what I, as a geek, am really interested in is the "Gen-Z Consortium". What is the Gen-Z Consortium? Is the Gen-Z Consortium a collection … [Read more...]
Samtec Broadens SI Evaluation Kit Portfolio
"The customer is always right!" Anyone in customer service knows that motto. Pioneering businessmen César Ritz, Marshall Field, Harry Gordon Selfridge and others championed similar mantras throughout their careers. Today, Samtec lives and breathes Sudden Service®. In essence, Samtec does everything possible to make customers successful. From customer service to new products and logistics, the customer's success is Samtec's success. That philosophy drives Samtec's ever growing Kits and … [Read more...]
Samtec Rides the Virtual Event Wave
Virtual. In a word, that sums up many of our everyday experiences. Gradually, virtual events were popping up. In the tech industry, virtual conferences and trade shows are the "New Normal." One advantage of virtual, or digital, events seems to be popping up. Many in-person tech conferences were cost-prohibitive except for sponsors and key attendees. Virtual events democratize valuable technical content to anyone interested. Does that mean everyone virtual event is of use or beneficial? … [Read more...]
Keysight Quickens Samtec 112 Gbps PAM4 Test and Development Time
Quicken design cycles. Shorter test times. Faster time to market. System architects, product designers and testing engineers have no doubt heard these mantras with every new project they start. Maybe they have had nightmares about these phrases as well! In any case, shorter design and test times and faster time to market are necessary in today's uber-competitive world. Samtec's product development team lives and breathes these mantras everyday. Thankfully, partners like Keysight help … [Read more...]
Optical Data Interconnect (ODI) Ecosystem Solutions Continues to Expand
Next-gen, high-performance Test and Measurement platforms support faster data rates than current solutions. Prevailing devices communicate over copper interfaces in standard form factors and traditional bench instrument applications. At increased data rates, signal integrity concerns over copper cable assemblies and connectors limit the reach and interoperability of systems. The new Optical Data Interface (ODI) is a new high-speed interface standard for advanced instrumentation and embedded … [Read more...]
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