There’s no end to the demand for bandwidth. Everything from 5G networks, streaming video, social media, augmented and virtual reality, and artificial intelligence and machine learning, are all pushing current-bandwidth limits. The next level is 224 Gbps PAM4. Visitors at DesignCon 23 saw promises and glimpses of 224 Gbps equipment and components. We are excited that we debuted our first 224 Gbps PAM4 live product demonstration. In this video, Ralph Page, Systems Architect at … [Read more...]
Best Workplaces 2022 – Samtec Colorado Springs, CO
Samtec’s facility in Colorado Springs, CO, was recently selected for the second year as a Best Workplaces 2022 in the Pikes Peak region. We are honored to be recognized by our employees as one of 102 companies nominated and surveyed based on organizational health, engagement and leadership. Samtec is much more than just another connector company. We put people first – taking care of our associates and our customers is paramount in how we approach our business. The Colorado Springs location … [Read more...]
Why Did PCIe 6.0 Adopt PAM4? There Are Many Reasons.
Samtec is a proud member of the PCI-SIG® community, and we have been for many years. In conjunction with our friends at PCI-SIG, Jignesh Shah, Senior System Architect at Samtec, discusses PAM4 encoding, which is a new feature of the PCIe® 6.0 specification. New: The PCIe® 6.0 Specification In early 2022, PCI-SIG® released the full version of the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0 specification. As with previous versions, the latest version doubles the data rate of the PCIe 5.0 specification and … [Read more...]
Renovated Nook Welcomes Visitors To Samtec With State-of-the-Art Technology
Visitors to our New Albany, Indiana-based headquarters are usually impressed with our spacious, open-air, two-story lobby, our 6,000-gallon aquarium, and the newly renovated, state-of-the-art “The Nook.” The Nook is a wall-sized, digital product showroom, with high-definition, breathtaking graphics that tell the Samtec story to our guests. In The Nook, a visitor can learn about our global operations and integration, customers and markets served, Sudden Service®, Silicon-to-Silicon … [Read more...]
New Signal Integrity Handbook Explains Fundamentals
I recently audited a Signal Integrity (SI) class, and as a non Engineer I found it to be extremely challenging. In layman's terms, Signal Integrity is securing the signal connection path from point A to point B. From there understanding SI basics like impedance, insertion loss, and crosstalk, are critical to an optimized system design. Luckily Samtec's newly updated Signal Integrity Handbook and our SI experts are ready to support your engineering challenges! Getting the basics with the … [Read more...]
DesignCon 23 or Super Bowl LVII?
We are preparing to head out west for one of the biggest showdowns of the year. Competitors have been preparing since the spring of 2022 for this meeting. The final countdown is upon us! We will see if all the preparations, the workouts, and the toning of muscles will pay off. Are we talking about Super Bowl LVII or DesignCon 23? We bloggers will make reference to pop culture, sporting events, and other random trivia from time to time. Since you are here on Samtec's blog you have probably … [Read more...]
The Latest Connector Industry Forecast For 2023: A Chat With Ron Bishop
What could be easier than coming up with an air-tight connector industry forecast for 2023? Although I've never completed such a forecast, I'm sure it's easy to forecast and predict technology! For example, in 1903, the president of Michigan Savings Bank warned Henry Ford’s lawyer to protect his money. “The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty, a fad.” Likewise, in 1946, Darryl Zanuck, President of 20th Century Fox, predicted “Television won’t be able to hold on to … [Read more...]
Understanding Power Integrity
It is always good to learn from someone who knows more than you! I recently had the chance to speak to our very own Istvan Novak about power integrity (PI), and it was very illuminating. Istvan is one of the key figures in the understanding of PI, and we are proud to have this award-winning engineer as part of the Samtec family. At Samtec, we often talk about Signal Integrity (SI) and our work to develop new high-speed connector solutions for the latest applications. As I write this, Samtec … [Read more...]
The Best Connector Blogs Of 2022
From the top plays in sports to the top news stories, to the best of new electronic equipment and technologies, I love end-of-the-year lists. But compiling one of these lists can be easier said than done. Samtec published 142 blogs in 2022, and it's challenging to select the best connector blogs with so many good options to choose from. Several of us reviewed all of the options, and here's our list of Samtec's best connector blogs of 2022, based on our subjective definitions of "best." BTW, … [Read more...]
The More Things Change…
The New Year is a time to reflect on what has changed and what remains constant. The modern world is always in movement, and it can be hard to keep up. But it is important to remember that (in the immortal words of Canadian prog-rock giants Rush) the more things change, the more they stay the same. Over the Christmas holiday, I went with my family to the National Space Center here in the UK. It might seem strange to some to talk about the British space program but, despite its small scale, … [Read more...]
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