We all know the widespread havoc that Covid-19 wreaked in 2020. While the electronics industry in general, and connectors in particular, took an initial hit, the industry rebounded in the second half of 2020 and is rolling into 2021. Travel came to an almost stand-still in 2020, and the industry was quick to respond by converting in-person exhibitions, conferences, and shows to virtual events. In the U.S., many conferences are returning to live venues this summer. China has hosted several … [Read more...]
Explore Precision RF Web Restructure
Home renovation, DIY, and organizing television shows hinge on the ‘Before and After’ that continues to bring us back all season long. From the glamourous to the more streamlined changes, each reveal is different but the bigger the change, the better the reveal. With an expanding line of Precision RF products, we recently completed a substantial update to this segment of the Samtec website to streamline things for you to find exactly what you’re looking for, quickly and easily. Here’s the … [Read more...]
New High Speed Connector System: 56 Gbps PAM4 SI Evaluation Demonstration
Here's a live product demonstration of a new high speed connector system which achieves excellent SI results while running at 56 Gbps PAM4. Jean-Remy Bonnefoy, Systems Engineer at Samtec, explains how Samtec partnered with Credo for this active product demonstration. Credo’s mixed signal 56 Gbps PAM4 Bald Eagle 2 silicon generates two bi-directional channels of QPRBS-31 signal data at 56 Gbps PAM4. The differential signals travel through 2" of traces on a MEG4 PCB, to a Samtec … [Read more...]
A Personal Reflection on Automotive Connectors
Some of my earliest exposure to automotive connectors was while working on my first car. It has been over 25 years since my father and I pulled a beat up old 1968 Mustang to the barn to rebuild. The engine wasn't special, with the stock inline 6 cylinder motor. (I am pretty sure that is the reason my dad allowed me to make that my first car.) His back in the day had a little more “pep in the step” and he would get in plenty of trouble driving the country roads around Southern … [Read more...]
New 56 Gbps PAM4 Connector SI Evaluation Kit Demo
Ralph Page, Systems Architect at Samtec, walks us through a live product demonstration of a Samtec high-speed connector running at 56 Gbps PAM4, with incredible performance. It can also be run up to 28 Gbps NRZ. This active product demonstration uses a Xilinx® Virtex® UltraScale+ 56 Gbps PAM4 VCU 129 FPGA Evaluation Kit. The connector we’re evaluating is a Samtec HSEC8-DP. It’s a micro-pitch, high-speed edge card connector, for differential pair configurations. Check-out HSEC8-DV … [Read more...]
Gen-Z Enables Heterogeneous Computing Networks
Digitization! Everyday, more of our daily life - work, play, sleep, food, entertainment and more - seems to have an online component. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the digitization trend - "Zoom me!" However, digitization has been ongoing for decades. A foundation of daily digitization goes back to Moore's law. CPUs are denser and faster than ever before. Computing networks based on x86 system architectures live on in laptops, workstations, servers and any number of embedded … [Read more...]
Will AI Embed itself into the Mil/Aero market in 2021?
Embedded systems and Artificial Intelligence seem to be the leading trends in the Mil/Aero Market. Industry manager Chuck Grantz agrees with articles written in COTS Journal, Military & Aerospace Electronics, and Electronic Specifier, to name a few. Increasing embedded systems and sensors closer to the end use, as well as utilizing Artificial Intelligence to assist and improve performance seem to be mentioned across all applications. How is Samtec prepared for this? Are … [Read more...]
The New Connectors In The New Catalog
Years ago it was a big deal when Samtec released a new catalog. It was a chance to showcase new connectors, new technologies, and new services. Obviously our digital world has greatly reduced the need for printed materials. But, while it's down considerably from previous years, there's still demand for our printed catalogs. Did I just say that there's still people who read printed catalogs? Yes, I did. According to Harvard Business Review, catalog mailings have been on the increase since … [Read more...]
Youth Science Summit and the BattleBots Journey
Over the past year we have followed a new robot fighting team for this seasons BattleBots on the Discovery Channel. Spoiler alert… things did not end quite all sunshine, rainbows, and a giant nut (the trophy awarded to the winning robot). The team did have an amazing time and experience with the BattleBots community. Join us as we have a conversation about their robot journey with the Kentucky Science Center’s Youth Science Summit. STEAM for the Youth The Youth Science Sumit is aimed to … [Read more...]
New COM-HPC Connectors Increase Density and Speed
The embedded world 2021 DIGITAL exhibition and conference recently concluded. A hot topic was the introduction of the PICMG® (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) COM-HPC® standard. COM-HPC® The COM-HPC standard is intended to coexist with the existing COM Express® standard. COM-HPC supports two different module types – one for high performance computing and one for embedded computing. COM-HPC improves on what is achievable in COM Express today. It uses a new high-speed connector … [Read more...]
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