Electronica exhibitions and conferences have become an international franchise, with beginnings in Germany and now extending to other countries and continents. The next installment is Electronica South China, and Samtec will be there - in booth 12D13 -- showing new products and technologies. We know that most of our readers won't be at the exhibition, but I'm giving you an overview of those new products and technologies in this blog. And BTW, I know this isn't breaking news, but it seems that … [Read more...]
Solder Processing with Success
Processing a component onto a PCB used to be fairly straightforward. Through-hole products, or a single or double row surface mount with a larger centerline rarely offer unique challenges obtaining a proper solder joint. However, as electronics continue to get smaller and connectors become more dense, there is a need to ensure that the inner rows of the connectors properly solder and obtain a strong solder joint. Connector manufacturers have addressed this in many ways, and one of the ways … [Read more...]
Samtec Still Cares
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact our lives in both expected and unexpected ways. Unfortunately, one of the expected ways is a drop in charitable donations. Analysts predict anywhere from a 6% decrease – with many planning for a bigger decline than that. Also, more than half non-profits expecting a decrease in giving in 2020. Here’s reason #1,298 why I love working for Samtec: despite the pandemic, Samtec continues to move forward with our Samtec Cares program. What Is Samtec … [Read more...]
Samtec and the Smart Factory
A modern production line is a ruthless machine. In the pursuit of efficiency, no hint of compromise can be allowed. When Henry Ford spoke about the Model-T, he famously said that customers could have “any color they like, as long as it’s black.” While this might sound like a sensational marketing ploy, there was a practical reason. For the production line to run at full speed, Ford needed to use quick-drying paint. And black was the only quick-drying paint … [Read more...]
High-Performance & Rugged Interconnect Solutions For Industrial Applications
Samtec has a full line of high performance and rugged interconnect solutions for industrial applications. This includes industrial automation, embedded computing, robotics, industrial internet of things, smart cities / grids / factories, monitoring, vision systems, measurement, metering, motion and process controls, and safety and security, to name of a few. The industrial sector is one of Samtec's largest customer segments. And it just so happens that, if you want to learn more about these … [Read more...]
Samtec’s Istvan Novak Presents at AltiumLive 2020 Virtual Summit
PCB Designers: ASSEMBLE! Ok, that is not as cool as Chris Evans' Captain America in Avengers: Endgame. However, the AltiumLive 2020 Virtual Summit offers the latest tips and tricks of PCB design. The show occurs in the Americas and EMEA. Samtec at AltiumLive? Why? Samtec is a global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions. We offer many ECAD/MCAD models to make PCB design easier. PCB designers basically: Search the Samtec website for the … [Read more...]
Should You Worry About Gold Embrittlement?
Within the electronics industry, gold is typically king for its corrosion properties (doesn't oxidize easily), high electrical conductivity, durability, and heat resistance. Overall, gold will function well in high humidity, high heat, temperature fluctuation, and can be great for high cycle counts (depending on the plating thickness). This doesn't mean that gold is without issue. Gold is typically the highest cost option for plating offerings, can be porous if the plating is too thin, … [Read more...]
New Cable Management System Improves SI, Thermals
Samtec works with system architects in the early stages of their design to create solutions for cable management which provide even distribution of thermal load. Using ultra-low skew twinax cable to route signals over the board is a key performance enabler as signal integrity and reach continue to become ever more important in high-speed applications. I spoke to Aaron Tucker, Samtec's Engineering Director of High Data Rate Products, about the need for these cable management systems, design … [Read more...]
New, Cutting-Edge High-Speed Products At Semicon (And In This Blog)
Semicon, the world's largest semiconductor conference and exhibition, is September 23-25 in Taiwan. Like most shows of its size and caliber, Semicon boasts a long and illustrious list of exhibitors (500+), and countless forums, symposiums, and workshops. Of course Semicon is taking place in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Semi, the event organizer and industry association representative, "with the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan well-contained, SEMICON Taiwan 2020 will take place on … [Read more...]
Samtec Expands its Standards Offerings
VITA, PICMG, COM-HPCTM, COM Express®, MicroSAM®, and MicroTCA® are all developing standards or updating with new additions and Samtec is moving along with them. Samtec's involvement in standards has grown over the years, and there are no signs of that slowing down. Because of this involvement, we have some exciting updates to pass along. In this blog, we will discuss a few of the additional offerings that Samtec has for standards. VITA 74 VNX VNX isn't new, but keep your eyes on it. … [Read more...]
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