Kevin Burt, of the Samtec Optical Group, discusses one of two demonstrations at OFC 2016. This is a demo of a FireFly™ 14 Gbps optical link in a FMC VITA 57.1 form factor for FPGA applications, for the high performance computing, rugged military, and industrial markets, to name a few. This demo is an optical interconnection between two FPGAs, with a Xilinx Development Card and two FMCs (FPGA mezzanine cards), one from TechWay and the other from Crossfield Technology. This is 8 lanes of 14 … [Read more...]
Samtec Exhibits at 2016 NAB Show in Las Vegas
One of the biggest tradeshows in entertainment and media is NAB Show. It is the world’s largest annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage, and distribute entertainment across all platforms At this year’s event in Las Vegas, Samtec will feature a variety of interconnect solutions targeted at the broadcast video market. These include mid-board and panel mount optical systems based on FireFly™ , True75TM 75Ω RF Systems, full turnkey RF cable assemblies, and … [Read more...]
Optimize Bandwidth With The Signal Integrity Group and Teraspeed
You can’t talk about electronics without talking about the ever-increasing need for bandwidth. Samtec interconnect products are designed to optimize signal integrity by focusing on the connector footprint configuration, pin geometry, and plastics and dielectrics, to list just a few of many design considerations. But even the “fastest” connector, by itself, has limited bandwidth performance. Obviously addressing these increased bandwidth requirements necessitates a systems-level approach, … [Read more...]
Samtec to Present at Mentor Graphics Events
As a global leader in signal integrity, Samtec’s in-house engineering team utilizes EDA tools across the industry via our global 24/7 support of customer SI designs and applications. Our experience with these tools enables unique collaborations with EDA suppliers and industry leading technical events. Throughout spring and summer of 2016, we will be presenting our capabilities at technology events sponsored by Mentor Graphics. We invite you to stop by to learn more about … [Read more...]
Samtec and One Stop Systems Help Detect Gravity Waves
The scientific community recently was abuzz as the existence of gravitational waves has been confirmed. Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitation waves 100 years ago with his general theory of relativity. Do you still remember E=mc2? You better! Gravitation waves are ripples in the spacetime continuum that provide scientists with details about this history of the cosmos. They are produced by cosmic events such as the combining of two black holes. While … [Read more...]
Samtec Expands Optical Product Portfolio
Readers of the Samtec blog know how excited we get talking about our FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ and the optical engine technology included in FireFly. Sometimes we forget to talk about our other optical products. In recent weeks, Samtec has added to our repertoire of optical product offerings via some product line extensions and new releases. These include the following three product families: PCIEO-4G3, FOPC and OPA. PCIEO-4G3 Option for Active Optical Cable … [Read more...]
Samtec Exhibits at OFC ’16 in Anaheim, CA
One of the biggest tradeshows in the optical world is OFC. At this year’s event in Anaheim, Samtec will be exhibiting a variety of mid-board and panel-mount optical systems. Samtec’s optical and signal integrity expertise enables systems designs with maximum density, minimal cost and performance optimization, while offering a path to 56 Gbps and beyond. Of several products being featured at OFC this year, the FireFly™ Micro FlyOver System™, which enables chip-to-chip, … [Read more...]
BBC R+D Leverages FMC for Audio Codec Replacement
Our friends at Xilinx recently blogged about how the BBC R+D department replaced a 32-year old small rack-mount audio codec with low-cost off-the-shelf solutions customized to fit the BBC's needs. According to Justin Mitchell, principal engineer at BBC R+D, this project occurred since the original audio codec could no longer be supported due to component aging and a lack of parts. The heart of the new system is the Xilinx Zynq SoC found on the low-cost ZedBoard development kit available from … [Read more...]
Arrow-Built SF2+ Dev Kit Features Samtec
Integration. Integration. Integration. More and more SoCs from the leading semiconductor manufacturers have just about everything but the kitchen sink in their devices. Some of these options include MCU cores, programmable logic, wired and wireless connectivity, memory controllers and high-performance serial communication interfaces. While Xilinx and Altera continue to dominate the SoC/FPGA market, MicroSemi continues to launch innovative, niche solutions. The … [Read more...]
New Augmented Reality App Available For iPhone and iPad Air
Samtec Reality, Samtec's augmented reality app, is now compatible with both iPhones (iPhone 5 and above) and any iPad Air. It is free as an App Store download. This app highlights the intricate design of our ExaMAX® high-speed backplane system by allowing you to examine and manipulate detailed 3D product images on your iPhone or iPad Air. It's real-time, in your environment. How Does It Work? Click on the target image below and printDownload the app from the App Store … [Read more...]
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