Many EOEMs, especially those in the industrial and telecommunications industries, require their connectors be subject to additional, more stringent performance testing beyond the connector’s standard qualification tests. Their applications may require high cycle connectors, exposure to harsh environments, or be expected to perform over a much longer life expectancy than the average connector. High Cycle Connectors Let’s say it another way … few connector sets are subject to 2,500 – … [Read more...]
Don’t Forget Bulls Eye® and FPGAs on Vacation
Prime vacation (or holiday) season is in full gear. Travel spots range from the beach to cultural attractions in the latest "hot spots". Whether sunning in the Côte d'Azur or hiking in the Andes, everybody's focus is their . . . smart phone? Really? For (almost) everybody, the latest moment MUST be shared on social media. What happens when no connection is available? Panic! Fortunately, connectivity is almost everywhere. Just ask the closest teenager! What does this have to do … [Read more...]
Glass Core Technology for RF Applications
In a previous blog discussing glass core technology, we covered the advantages of using glass as a substrate vs silicon or PCB, and how Samtec's Glass Core Technology can be used for a multitude of applications. One of those applications is found in the RF world with using glass for RF filters, RF crossovers, and a Wilkinson Splitter. RF Applications Bandpass Filters As an example of how glass can perform in the RF world, 430 - 490 MHz and 37 - 40 GHz bandpass filters were … [Read more...]
Restoring The Apollo Guidance Computer (Part 2)
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 that … [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...]
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