System designers and engineers constantly face design challenges to achieve higher data-rates in dense, optical applications. A popular system-level design approach in many high-speed applications marries the configurability and high-speed performance of FPGAs with the advantages of fiber optics. Samtec’s new 25 Gbps and 28 Gbps FireFly™ VITA 57.4 FMC+ Development Kits provide an easy connection between FPGAs and fiber optics. This new solution offers an easy-to-use evaluation and … [Read more...]
Samtec and Molex Collaborate on Next-Generation Twinax Data Center Solutions
Two global leaders in the design and manufacture of interconnects for high-performance electronic products today announced a Licensed Source Agreement (LSA) which brings together innovations that provide a new generation of solutions to meet the evolving needs of 56G and 112G data speeds. Samtec and Molex are the only suppliers licensed to offer the Samtec Twinax Flyover™ and Molex BiPass™ solutions. The combined solutions answer the needs of the growing number of high-speed applications … [Read more...]
Samtec Introduces New VITA 57.4-compliant FMC+ Loopback Cards
Developing high-speed communication paths using the latest FPGA multi-gigabit transceivers presents engineers with many challenges. What data rates and protocols need supporting? What reference clock frequency is needed? Will the PLLs work? Thankfully, most of the transceiver hardware concerns - differential signaling, impedance matching, equalization and pre-emphasis among other details - are addressed in FPGA development and evaluation cards from the FPGA vendors. FPGA designers can … [Read more...]
Samtec Expands ExaMAX® High-Speed Backplane Connector System With New DMO Options
Networking switches and hubs in next-generation hyperscale data centers must support increased port density and higher data rates. In combination with increased processing power, system designers are leveraging the inherent advantages of direct mate orthogonal architectures when compared with traditional backplane systems. Samtec supports orthogonal backplane architectures with new DMO options from within the ExaMAX® High-Speed Backplane Connector System. Samtec ExaMAX® DMO … [Read more...]
Samtec Enhances Direct Connect™ Cable Systems With New DCH Series
Samtec recently expanded its Direct Connect™ Cable (DCC) Systems with the release of the new Direct Connect™ Horizontal (DCH) High-Speed Press-Fit Twinax Cable Assembly. This new solution targets cost-effective, high-performance flyover or co-planar, right angle and parallel board-to-board applications. Simplifies Assembly, Ideal for High Density Samtec DCH series features a high-retention, press-fit termination offering a direct connection to the PCB. The connectorless design eliminates … [Read more...]
Samtec Helps Makers “Connect”
Tinkerers, hobbyists, students and enthusiasts form the backbone of the tech-influenced DIY community known as the Maker Movement. Makers use various open-source electronic platforms as they develop interactive products ranging from robotics and drones to arts, crafts, and musical instruments. One of the challenges all developers face - from Makers to circuit designers and engineers at Tier 1 OEMs - is finding the right connector. For many, connector selection. For Makers, it … [Read more...]
Samtec FireFly™ Power/Control Connector Proposal Adopted by COBO
The growth in high-speed serial channel data rates has no end in sight. 28 Gbps design starts abound across the industry. 56 Gbps PAM-4 solutions are coming down the road, whether silicon, interconnect or high-speed copper and optical cables. On the optical front, the front-panel optical modules are standardized across a never-ending number of MSAs. SFP. SFP+. QSFP. QSDP+. QSFP-DD. OSFP. The list goes on. Standardized On-Board Optical … [Read more...]
QSFP-DD and FQSFP-DD: Not Your Brother’s Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable!
Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable (QSFP) has become the workhorse pluggable module form factor. Originally intended as the next step past SFP/SFP+, QSFP supports data rates at 10 Gbps per channel (40 Gbps aggregate) and 25 Gbps per channel (100 Gbps aggregate). The current QSFP solution meets the demands of the telecom/datacom industries, for now. As advanced ASIC and FPGA solutions hit the market, a next generation module that overcomes the limitations of QSFP needs to perform at 50 Gbps+ per … [Read more...]
Samtec Expands AccliMate™ IP68 Sealed Cable Solutions Product Line
We are expanding our line of standard and custom AccliMate™ Sealed Cable Plugs and Receptacles, including new crimp sealed bayonet latching circulars. These systems meet IP67/IP68 requirements for dust-proof and waterproof sealing, and they are designed for industrial, outdoor, underwater and other harsh environments. The CCP-12, CCR-12, and CCRB-12 Series were developed as cost effective solutions with optional metal shielding for cable-to-cable and cable-to-panel applications. They … [Read more...]
Samtec AIMs for Advances in Silicon Photonics
Data rates continue to increase unfettered. While the ubiquitous demand for more bandwidth seems to have no end, silicon as a semiconductor has practical limitations in the data rates it can support. One possible solution for this challenge is silicon photonics. The technology uses silicon as a laser for data transmission between ICs, but leverages the existing semiconductor fab techniques for mass production. What is Silicon Photonics? Silicon photonics as a … [Read more...]
