As one of the great superheroes learned – “with great power comes great responsibility.” Even without “spidey-sense” and the ability to scale tall buildings with webbing, there is still power to be wielded with Samtec’s new mPOWER™ connectors…with incredible power comes incredible space savings and design flexibility. Incredible Power & Space Savings This micro 2.00 mm pitch system (UMPT/UMPS) not only saves board space, but also carries extremely high amperage per square inch. … [Read more...]
New Optical FMC+ Module Supports Extended Temperature Ranges
Readers of the Samtec blog are familiar with the benefits of FMC and FMC+. These popular interfaces define a compact electro-mechanical expansion interface for a daughter card to an FPGA baseboard or other device with re-configurable I/O capability. VITA 57.1 has been around for some time. It supports 10 full-duplex transceivers running at 10 Gbps. The new VITA 57.4 standard defines two new connectors. Combined, they offer 32 full-duplex transceivers running at 28 Gbps. New … [Read more...]
Discrete Wire Cable Assemblies For Industrial Applications
Samtec’s complete line of discrete wire connectors and cable assemblies are used in a variety of applications, including industrial automation and industrial equipment (like power supplies, measurement devices, process controls and sensor systems), security, telecom, automation, controls, military and defense, and transportation, to name a few. Samtec discrete wire cable assemblies and components are available on a variety of pitches (from 0.80 mm pitch to 6.35 mm pitch), on a variety of wire … [Read more...]
Experience “Samtec Live” at our Silicon Valley Design Center
They say that proof is in the pudding, and Samtec invites you to come and see our pudding. Samtec is always looking for ways to provide a higher level of service to our customers, and having all of our demos in one spot is just another example. What Will You See? If you have been following this blog for any amount of time, then chances are likely you have seen some of the amazing demos Samtec has released. Some of our most recent demos have found a home at Samtec SVDC right in Silicon … [Read more...]
New Signal, Power Edge Card Connector
The HSEC8 series, a high-speed edge card socket on .8 mm pitch, is our most popular edge card connector, and one of our biggest selling products series. New Signal, Power Card Edge Connector A recently released option on the HSEC8 is a signal, power card edge combo connector. The HSEC8-PV is available with one or two banks of power pins. Each bank contains two power pins, and each bank is rated up to 60 amps. Through-hole tails on the power pins are designed for .062” (1.60 mm) and .093” … [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...]
Advantages of Power / Signal Combo Connectors
A popular interconnect solution, especially with our customers in the industrial sector, is power / signal combination (“combo”) connectors. Of course these are mated connector sets that incorporate both signal and power pins in the same connector system. Designers use these power / signal combo connectors for a variety of reasons, including: It’s usually less expensive to purchase, procure, and inventory two connectors instead of four or more.It’s easier to process two … [Read more...]
Samtec Releases New FireFly™ Video
We talk about FireFly™ a lot around here, and why not? With the industry’s leading miniature footprint enabling maximum signal density and SI over longer distances, we assume you want to hear about it. FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ provides high-performance versatility by taking the data connection “off board” for higher data rates up to 28 Gbps per lane with a path to 112 Gbps PAM4. In addition, the miniature footprint allows for higher density and closer proximity to the IC. The results … [Read more...]
Characterization and Development Kits Viewable Across Samtec.com
Over the past few years, Samtec has expanded its portfolio of Characterization and Development Kits. Engineers and designers demand the best tools for system prototyping. From concept and prototype to development and production, Samtec-designed Characterization and Development Kits featuring high-speed interconnect solutions to help simplify design. Helpfully, they reduce time to market for hobbyists, tinkerers, start-ups and OEMs alike. Easy Access via Landing Page Engineers … [Read more...]
Shielded Interconnects For Industrial Applications
Samtec continues to expand its line of shielded interconnects, both board-to-board and cable-to-board systems. These are used in a variety of industries and applications, one being industrial equipment. Shielded interconnects are a good thing because EMI is a four-letter word for most designers. I do and don't mean that literally, although I do know there are three types of people in this world: those who can count and those who can't. Anyway, not to be Captain Obvious, but most … [Read more...]
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