Current Carrying Capacity or Current Carrying Capability (CCC) is a common specification for connector families of all shapes and sizes. As the name implies, each contact in a connector has a theoretical and practical maximum current rating. For example, typical 0.100" (2.54 mm) headers and sockets may carry up to a few amps. High-power connector families like the EXTreme Ten60Power™ interconnects can handle up to 60 A per blade. Granted, CCC for a specific application depends on … [Read more...]

In May, the Samtec web team released a few new content pages for the website with some exciting product developments, a new mini tool to view current carrying capacity on select products, and a homepage user experience update that allows easier access to technical support resources and our digital tools. Here were the major updates to Samtec.com for May 2023. Homepage Update to Digital Tools and Resources We recently updated the homepage of Samtec.com with four new graphics in our … [Read more...]

This month we rolled out a couple of new content pages, updated our main navigation with access to upgraded tools across the website, made several improvements to the translated areas of the website, and upgraded our infrastructure for better compatibility with evolving website needs. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for April 2023. New AcceleRate® HP SI Evaluation Kit Page Samtec 0.635 mm pitch, 112 Gbps PAM4 AcceleRate® HP high-performance arrays support high-performance … [Read more...]

If you're not familiar with My Samtec, this is a self-service area of our website where users can access information on all different types of order details. Users can place orders, download invoices, get pricing, lead times, order, sample, and quote statuses, as well as manage many other personalization features throughout Samtec.com. The Samtec web team is always looking for ways to streamline things for our users so they can save valuable time all throughout the ordering … [Read more...]

This month we have several exciting feature updates to the website, including a new auto-quote renewal function, a new development kit content page, and an update to our digital tools page. The team continues to work on several major upgrades to Samtec.com in the background as well. Take a look at the March 2023 website updates to Samtec.com. New FireHawk Development Kit Page As data rates increase, trace lengths on PCBs decrease. Samtec’s Flyover® solutions simplify PCB design and … [Read more...]

One of the ways we continue to hold the #1 spot for several website categories in our industry is by making it easy for customers to get in touch with us and provide useful feedback about their website experiences. While competitors hide and bury their contact and feedback methods, Samtec openly welcomes your feedback so we can continue to provide an industry-leading website experience. How to Submit Website Feedback We have recently added a website feedback tool called Marker.io to … [Read more...]

In February, we rolled out several new helpful features for customers, a new application design guide for our Firehawk™ product, added new testing data to our Severe Environment Testing page, and rolled out several new ways to users to configure industry standard products. Here are the February 2023 Samtec Website Updates. Cross Reference Support Page From time to time, customers come to Samtec asking for a match to a competitor's part number. While it's difficult to maintain a full … [Read more...]