How fast is too fast? In the world of high-performance computing, data centers, artificial intelligence and related topics, the answer is always the same. How fast can we go? Theoretically, I guess the fastest is the speed of light. In reality, data can travel at about 112 Gbps PAM4 right now with 224 Gbps data rates coming. This topic was all the rage at DesignCon 2023 last week in Santa Clara, CA. A quick search of the technical papers submitted shows at least six technical sessions … [Read more...]
All of the Samtec Digital Tools in One Place
The history of our website is rich in bringing you the Samtec digital tools that you need to help design your applications and simplify your design process. We have never had more online tools than we do today, which is why we built a standalone page to house them all and direct you to each one. Samtec Digital Tools Our new Digital Tools page will show you a brief preview of each of the current digital design tools that we offer, and give you a convenient link to go right to whatever one … [Read more...]
Here are the January 2023 Website Updates to Samtec.com
Wow. And just like that, it's February. With the motivation of a new year fresh upon us, we started off 2023 with a few really cool releases for Samtec.com users. We released a new Mated Set experience, three new industry standard configurators, two new development kits, an updated SI Handbook, and a new Digital Tools page. Whew! Let's dive into the major website updates for Samtec.com from January 2023. Upgraded UX for Solutionator Mated Set Tool For the last several years, we … [Read more...]
The Best (And Only) Digital Mated Set Tool in the Industry Just Got Even Better
One of the unique things about the connector industry is that engineers are often looking for a "mated set" of products, or two connectors that will fit together with a particular set of physical and electrical characteristics. The difficult thing about presenting products in mated sets is there is such a vast variety of connectors that will mate with one another, that no one in the industry (except Samtec) actually presents their products this way, and they certainly don't provide a mated … [Read more...]
Renovated Nook Welcomes Visitors To Samtec With State-of-the-Art Technology
Visitors to our New Albany, Indiana-based headquarters are usually impressed with our spacious, open-air, two-story lobby, our 6,000-gallon aquarium, and the newly renovated, state-of-the-art “The Nook.” The Nook is a wall-sized, digital product showroom, with high-definition, breathtaking graphics that tell the Samtec story to our guests. In The Nook, a visitor can learn about our global operations and integration, customers and markets served, Sudden Service®, Silicon-to-Silicon … [Read more...]
DesignCon 23 or Super Bowl LVII?
We are preparing to head out west for one of the biggest showdowns of the year. Competitors have been preparing since the spring of 2022 for this meeting. The final countdown is upon us! We will see if all the preparations, the workouts, and the toning of muscles will pay off. Are we talking about Super Bowl LVII or DesignCon 23? We bloggers will make reference to pop culture, sporting events, and other random trivia from time to time. Since you are here on Samtec's blog you have probably … [Read more...]
The Latest Connector Industry Forecast For 2023: A Chat With Ron Bishop
What could be easier than coming up with an air-tight connector industry forecast for 2023? Although I've never completed such a forecast, I'm sure it's easy to forecast and predict technology! For example, in 1903, the president of Michigan Savings Bank warned Henry Ford’s lawyer to protect his money. “The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty, a fad.” Likewise, in 1946, Darryl Zanuck, President of 20th Century Fox, predicted “Television won’t be able to hold on to … [Read more...]
You Can Now Download REACH Compliance Documents on Samtec.com 24/7
As the need for quick access to environmental compliance documentation grows for our customers, we have added the ability to download REACH certificates of compliance to our already popular RoHS compliance tool. How to Download REACH Compliance Documents Navigate to the tool here to follow along: https://www.samtec.com/tools/rohs Using this new extension to our already popular RoHS compliance download tool, users can input up to 50 valid part numbers, choose from various checkboxes, and … [Read more...]
Here are the December 2022 Website Updates to Samtec.com
Happy New Year everyone! As 2022 came to a close, the Samtec Web team focused on the completion of our new REACH compliance tool as well as a few new content updates to various areas of the website. We also added some user experience updates to our new checkout system to make things flow more smoothly. Here are the major website updates to Samtec.com for December 2022. REACH Compliance Certificate Tool As the need for quick access to environmental compliance documentation grows for … [Read more...]
A Students Perspective – Being a Samtec Co-op
“Samtec is a different breed of cat!” This statement could not be more true. From Samtec’s DNA to being a global technology leader, Samtec strives to innovate differently very day. As a Technical Marketing Engineer Co-op for the last two years, I have had the opportunity to experience Samtec's culture, technology, collaboration, and people first hand. I started my Samtec Co-op Program in January 2020 in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, Samtec provided me the best … [Read more...]
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