Each year Samtec helps create or contribute to multiple publications and whitepapers. If you are unfamiliar with what a White Paper is, let me take a quick moment to explain why these types of documents can be very helpful. When I told my family I was writing an article to talk about a paper they were a bit confused. White papers originated from the color coding of government documents. The white color of the paper was an unclassified, public-facing, informative bulletin/document. These … [Read more...]

Modern digital technology has transformed the face of the broadcast and television industry. From the way the images are captured to the delivery of content to consumers, the world of TV broadcast has undergone a dramatic shift in the last quarter century. Television producers and filmmakers no longer rely on physical film stock or magnetic tape to store images. Modern computer technology allows huge amounts of video information to be stored easily and recalled quickly.  Except for a … [Read more...]

I don't usually look to the Grateful Dead to summarize trends in the electronics industry, but this song title does reflect the last few years in the world of connector raw material costs and availability. For that matter, it pretty much summarizes the entire world for the past 3-4 years. Ron Bishop, the President of Bishop and Associates, and the Bishop team are good, long-time friends of Samtec. So, to put these events in perspective, I talked to Ron about what's going on in the connector … [Read more...]

As our blog team was reviewing upcoming topics, I was considering a few possible topics, so put a TBD on the schedule. Before I knew it, the time was drawing near and my list just did not fit as well as I had hoped. I jokingly said I would write about a family experience and put up a slide show of pictures! The first quarter of most schools is winding down and people are traveling for a Fall Break. Read on if you would like to go on a family vacation with me and how I use some of these … [Read more...]