In 2020, mobile traffic has skyrocketed everywhere as our planet battles a pandemic. Samtec.com saw nearly double the mobile traffic in the first two quarters than it normally sees. While these levels have dropped off from their peaks in the spring, they have not returned to their pre-pandemic levels completely. It appears many mobile users have discovered the increasingly pleasant mobile experience on Samtec.com, and have been using it quite often. Here are a couple of recent updates … [Read more...]
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...]
Here are the September 2020 Website Updates to Samtec.com
In September 2020, we released the RF path of our new Picture Search, updated the design and data of our Discrete Wire data, rolled out a brand new design for our Application Tooling page, and worked on a variety of other areas of content on Samtec.com. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for September 2020. Upgraded Application Tooling Page Experience We offer a variety of application tooling to help you assemble your Discrete Wire, Sealed I/O, RF, and many other products that … [Read more...]
DesignCon Back to School Webinar: Current Distribution, Resistance & Inductance in Power Connectors
Our friends at DesignCon and Design News are launching the DesignCon Back-to-School webinar series. Experts from DesignCon's conference will share their insights from the electronics chip, board, and system industries, walking through use cases, defining various tools, and providing an understanding of why some designs look good on paper but fail once implemented. Samtec is presenting Current Distribution, Resistance & Inductance in Power Connectors. This paper won the DesignCon 2020 … [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...]
Here are the August 2020 Website Updates to Samtec.com
In August 2020, we rolled out a variety of content updates to Samtec.com, spent some time fortifying our Electrial Models offerings, and continued to upgrade our mobile experience. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for August 2020. New PICMG Standards Page With over 25 years of experience in embedded computing, PICMG has published 50+ Standards written by members from hundreds of companies. PICMG applications range across a variety of markets, applications, and technologies as … [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...]
Samtec.com Upgrades Its eCommerce Experience With a New Shopping Cart
Samtec has been selling its products online since the early 2000s, the very early days of eCommerce. We've been through a couple of shopping cart iterations since then. Before this recent upgrade, Samtec.com had been running on a cart system that was built in 2011. It worked for quite a while, but time moves fast online, so it was due for some upgrades. In July, we released a brand new version of our online shopping cart with several major upgrades. Upgraded Cart Design and … [Read more...]
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