Traditionally perceived as a chip-to-chip, single-host interconnect technology, PCIe (PCI Express) over fiber is making inroads into switch fabrics, challenging and potentially replacing previous interconnect technologies in embedded systems. In a new white paper, authors from Samtec and Dolphin ICS explain the use of PCIe for backplane expansion using fiber optics, including its applications and limitations for high-performance embedded systems, SoCs, and microcontrollers. The paper … [Read more...]
Meet Your New Solution Blocks Page on Samtec.com
In the previous article, we explored the new top-level product navigation on Samtec.com including an introduction of the Solution Blocks. This post is similar but goes a little bit deeper into each Solution Block and how to navigate to those easily on Samtec.com. While you can get to each one from the top navigation, we also built a dedicated page that directs users throughout the new hierarchy, starting with the six Solution Blocks. You can find that … [Read more...]
Selecting the Right I/O Connector for Rugged Environments
Temperature extremes, humidity, dust and other particles, electrostatic discharge, high altitudes, atmospheric gases, and continuous intense shock and vibration. When an engineer hears these conditions being discussed, opportunities to ruggedize a system quickly come to mind. To select the right electronic interconnect for these rugged environments, especially an I/O (input/output) assembly operating outside an enclosure, then it’s best if the interconnect is specifically designed to combat … [Read more...]
What Is A JTAG Connector?
Before we answer the question, "What is a JTAG connector?" let me first give you a brief overview of JTAG. What is JTAG? Joint Test Action Group, or JTAG, is the common name for IEEE Standard 1149.1. This standard defines a particular method for testing board-level interconnects, which is also called Boundary Scan. In short, JTAG was created to test for common problems, but lately, it has become a way of configuring devices. The JTAG hardware interprets information from five different … [Read more...]
Samtec IMS 2024: New Products, Technologies
Samtec Launches Nitrowave™ Cable, Analog Over Array™ Presentation, Bulls Eye® Advancements Demonstrated, and More! IMS 2024 is fast approaching. Samtec has quite a bit of buzz brewing around its new orange Nitrowave™ high-performance microwave cable technology. Official product launch will be at the IMS exhibition in Washington DC. In true Samtec fashion, orange has been embraced with this new product line by use of a distinctive orange jacket. Just as Samtec is known as the service leader … [Read more...]
Samtec Launches new Optical Transceiver Center of Excellence
"I got nothing for you, Cap!" I usually like to open a blog article with something snappy. But like Robert Downey, Jr.'s Tony Stark in the scene referenced, I couldn't come up with anything. Oh well! I guess we will just stay with the basics. Samtec has launched a new Optical Transceiver Center of Excellence (CoE). Why is this necessary? Samtec offers the industry's largest selection of embedded mid-board optical transceivers. Our design tools and expertise help optical engineers … [Read more...]
Six Tips To Help You Select The Right Connector
I’ve worked with many engineers trying to select the right connector set for their board-to-board application. I felt bad for them because they had many options to choose from, and it can be a confusing, frustrating endeavor. It’s made it all the more complicated because no two applications are identical. This blog aims to give you a few design tips from a connector company veteran (that would be me). These practical, commonsensical suggestions (hopefully) will help you select the right … [Read more...]
A Samtec Co-Op Series: Mechanical Engineering
There are several Advantages of Being a Samtec Co-Op, but at the heart of the Samtec Co-Op program, the main goal is to foster, nurture, and provide engaging, hands on experiences to potential future talent. The co-op program at Samtec is designed to be immersive and impactful, providing participants with exposure to real-world projects, mentorship from seasoned professionals, and a supportive environment conducive to learning and innovation. On this continued co-op blog series, I recently … [Read more...]
A Surge of Speed and Data Deluge at the Indy 500
The Indianapolis 500, commonly known as the Indy 500, is one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world. This is another regional race close to home for Samtec's global headquarters. The first Indy 500 was held in 1911 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the race has become an iconic event in motorsport, often referred to as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." The 2.5-mile oval track has seen legendary drivers like A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, and Rick Mears achieve historic victories, … [Read more...]
Keysight and Samtec Demonstrate New 112 Gbps PAM4 Connectivity
Samtec and Keysight teamed up at DesignCon 2024 to showcase a multi-domain template testing Samtec’s high-performance NovaRay connector system. This live signal integrity product demonstration incorporates two different types of test instrumentation. First, we see a Keysight four-port, 53 GHz VNA (Keysight P5028B) testing a Samtec NovaRay mezzanine connector system (NVAM, NVAF products) at 112 Gbps PAM4. We also see a Time Domain Reflectometer (Keysight DCA-Z, N1000A) with a six-picosecond … [Read more...]
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