Last week’s blog detailed how a group of four men who restore historically significant, vintage computers – Carl Claunch, Ken Shirriff, Mike Stewart, and Marc Verdiell -- connected with Jimmie Loocke. Loocke, a former technician at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center (now Johnson Space Center), had purchased two tons of scrap Apollo hardware at a recycler’s warehouse in 1975. Included in this purchase was a rare Lunar Module Apollo Guidance Computer, or AGC. The AGC is the computer … [Read more...]
Chalk Talk – High-Speed Cable Assemblies Technology
"I wanna go fast! I wanna go fast!" If you happen to find yourself joining the young Ricky Bobby in making those same claims in your system, then perhaps your key to speed is the Samtec Flyover ® High-Speed Cable Assembly. On that note, Samtec has released its latest Chalk Talk Webcast focused specifically on our ever expanding high-speed cable assembly offerings. High-Speed Cable Assemblies by Samtec In this Chalk Talk, the benefits of using the Samtec Flyover ® High-Speed Cable … [Read more...]
Understanding Contacts
In the first two articles of this series, we have looked at the amount of time and effort that manufacturers spend to produce electrical contacts. It is easy to overlook their importance, but they lie at the heart of every connector. We have seen how the contacts are formed and plated, but it is vital that we understand how these processes affect their performance. It is rare for manufacturers to produce just one type of contact for all connectors. Choosing a … [Read more...]
Let It Grow: Samtec’s Growing Line Of Precision RF, Microwave and Millimeter Wave Connectors
Samtec has made been making a significant investment in precision RF connector solutions over the past several years in an effort to respond to market drivers such as the global transition to 5G, autonomous vehicles, mobile user base growth, mobile video streaming and massive global connectivity. In this (brief) video from IMS 2019, Steve McGeary, Samtec’s Director of RF Business Development and Product Management, discusses how our expansion into precision RF /Microwave and Millimeter wave … [Read more...]
The Industry’s Slimmest Cable Assembly: Do You Believe?
I want to believe. Not only could Eugene Victor Tooms hibernate for 30-year stints, but he could squeeze and elongate his body to pass through narrow openings. In the supernatural thriller The X-Files, Tooms managed to fit through elevator shafts, air vents, chimneys, and almost a toilet before his demise by an escalator while being investigated by Mulder and Scully. It would seem that only genetic mutants are capable of such incredible feats, but we just released the incredibly slim … [Read more...]
A Dynamic, Dynamic Stress Test Proves Microwave Cable Maintains Signal Integrity
One topic that garnered much interest at the Samtec booth at the International Microwave Symposium was a dynamic stress test of Samtec's microwave cable. This demonstration proves that our low-loss, microwave cable withstands high flex cycles and still maintains signal integrity. In this video, Steve McGeary, Samtec’s Director of RF Business Development and Product Management, walks us through the demo and reviews the cable's insertion loss and return loss results, all in about two … [Read more...]
Samtec Showcases AI/ML Interconnect Demonstration at PCI-SIG Conference
The PCI-SIG Developers Conference is a free event for the 800+ member companies that develop and bring to market new products utilizing PCI Express® technology. Granted most people reading this blog won't be at the conference, but you might be interested in learning more about Samtec's demos and Technical Sessions. Demonstrations Scalable 32 GT/s Silicon Test Platform: This is a demonstration of configurable, next-generation GPU-based system combining a cable mesh … [Read more...]
The Fine Art of Contact Plating
In the first article of this series, we looked at how contacts are formed. This time, we'll investigate the next step in the manufacturing process - plating. Have you ever looked closely at an electrical contact? Contacts may be small and hard to see, but they are the most important component in any connector. With their intricate design and shiny gold plating, they have as much in common with fine art as they do with electronic components. But connector manufacturers do not invest … [Read more...]
New Samtec Chalk Talk Details Next-Gen Apps for On-Board Optics
One topic resonates across the Samtec blog: optics. Why? The Samtec FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ is such a cool solution. The foundation is a simple but high-performing SMT two-piece connector set. It connects to both copper and optical cable assemblies. It can support 56 Gbps PAM4 data rates over long ranges. Need more information? Just scan the Samtec blog. Additionally, a past Chalk Talk discussed the benefits of on-board optics as alternative to pluggable MSA … [Read more...]
Check Out These Upgrades to the Product Family Pages on Samtec.com
Over the past few months, we've rolled out several upgrades to what we call our "family" pages on the website. These pages are one step before you begin configuring a product on the website, and are some of our most vital to getting web users to the correct product. We're approaching 200 different family pages on the website, all with unique rich content in many varieties, including product imagery, literature, descriptions, videos, downloads, and more. Here are the new features that … [Read more...]
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