Hobbyists, tinkers and makers have revolutionized product design. Easy-to-use platforms like Raspberry Pi and Arduino give immediate access to powerful embedded computers. Typically, open source electronics platforms use MCU, CPU or GPU technology. More recently, multiple, open source FPGA-based platforms are now available. For example, Mind Chasers is launching the Darsena Shield for Arduino. Combining Darsena with the Arduino ecosystem allows engineers to take full control of their … [Read more...]
Samtec and REFLEX CES Demo New FPGA/FireFly™ Platforms
"Another blog about FPGA Development Kits? Again? Come on Samtec! Put something else up on the blog!" Umm . . . not today. Sorry! That quote may, or may not, be a comment Samtec bloggers have heard before. In any case, readers of the Samtec blog know FPGAs are a constant topic, Why? FPGA-based solutions combine flexibility and high-speed performance in small form factors. They are found in any number of unique applications. In both cases, these are common traits of … [Read more...]
Top 10 Most Popular Connector Blogs Of 2018
I like end-of-the-year top 10 lists. I just read the top 10 movies of 2018 (at the box office) and five of them were Marvel movies. Retrievers are the perenniel #1 most popular breed of dog. As a volleyball junkie here's my top VB play of the year (although I am a bit biased, Kenzie (the player who makes this remarkable save) played club ball with my daughter). We had record blog readership this year; "Connectors 101" and DesignCon were the most popular topics, but the topics are varied. Here … [Read more...]
Samtec Website Updates for 2018 – A Year in Review
Wow! How quickly the web evolves. Just a few years ago we were building a new version of our website from scratch using a completely new codebase. Since then, we've done hundreds of releases to stay current with web technology and user expectations, and I'm sure we will do hundreds more. As the expectations of web users in the B2B space continue to evolve rapidly, 2019 will be no different, and will pick up even more steam. But before we look too far ahead to what's in store for … [Read more...]
Samtec Expands Channel with Avnet in Asia
Building on their existing partnership, Avnet, a leading global technology solutions provider, and Samtec, today announced an extension of their distribution agreement. Avnet customers in Asia Pacific and Japan now have access to Samtec’s full product portfolio. This new agreement expands upon existing relationships in the Americas, Europe, and select Asia Pacific locations. It underscores the importance of supporting customers wherever they design and build new technology … [Read more...]
November 2018 Updates to Samtec.com
In November, we continued our mobile updates to the website, released a couple of new content experiences, and made placing sample requests even easier. Read more below on these and the rest of the major updates to Samtec.com for November 2018. Continued Improvements to our Mobile Experience As corporations worldwide become more mobile-friendly to their workforce, the Internet needs to evolve to match. This has been a huge trend in the B2C space for the last decade, and is now quickly … [Read more...]
Check Out the New Mobile Experience Updates to Samtec.com
As corporations worldwide become more mobile-friendly to their workforce, the Internet needs to evolve to match. This has been a huge trend in the B2C space for the last decade, and is now quickly catching up to the B2B space. We’ve seen our mobile user base grow rapidly in the past 12 months during M-F, and have even noticed many weekend warriors who use Samtec.com at extremely high rates on mobile devices over the weekends. We expect these trends to continue. This month we rolled out … [Read more...]
Samtec.com Now Available in German, Hindi, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese
The majority of Samtec.com has been translated into four additional languages, German, Hindi, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. Users can access the translated pages by navigating to Samtec.com and clicking on the "Languages" tool at the top-right of the website. This setting will be stored for the future as well, so when the user returns, their selected language will load automatically. You can see the Japanese translation of the homepage below, for example. Also included in this … [Read more...]
PLDA and Samtec Demonstrate PCIe 4.0 over FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™
PLDA and Samtec recently announced a demo of their combined PCIe 4.0 solution that delivers full PCIe 4.0 bandwidth (16 GT/s) over copper or optical fiber at minimal cost. The joint demonstration combines PLDA’s PCIe 4.0 IP solutions with Samtec’s FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™. It delivers PCIe 4.0 speed without the use of retimers or updated motherboard using MEGTRON 6 other exotic laminates. This demo suggests a solution to overcoming the inherent limitations of maintaining PCIe 4.0 … [Read more...]
October 2018 Web Updates for Samtec.com
October was a big month for Samtec.com. We released the first phase of a long project to translate Samtec.com into four additional languages, a new section in the main navigation, improved our mobile experience for our growing mobile user base, and added several new Standards pages. Read more below on these and the rest of the major updates to Samtec.com for October 2018. Translation of Samtec.com into Four Additional Languages The majority of Samtec.com has been translated into four … [Read more...]
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