Many Samtec blogs discuss bleeding edge technologies, new products, or provide guidelines and tips on optimizing system performance. Having said that, our biggest selling product line is standard pitch (2.54, 2.00, 1.27 mm), two-piece board-to-board interconnects. These are not as sexy as using an ultra-high-density interconnect with PAM4 to achieve 56 Gbps serial channels, but they look mighty appealing if your job is to identify and design-in reliable board-to-board interconnect … [Read more...]
Samtec 12G SDI Connectors Performance Demonstration at NAB 2017
Chris Shelly, Samtec's RF/SI Modeling Engineer, walks us through one of two 12G SDI live demonstrations at NAB 2017. This product demonstration showcases live Return Loss testing of different connectors series per the SMPTE ST-2082-1 12G SDI single channel 4K /UHD requirements. The demonstration highlights the custom launch design that successfully allow even the more challenging right angle connector configurations to perform at this high level. With PCB terminated RF … [Read more...]
Samtec to Attend AUVSI Xponential 2017
Technology innovations in unmanned vehicle systems have been racing ahead, but commercial applications have been held back by aviation and maritime regulations. With recent legislative changes, the commercial industry has been opened wide for additional R&D of automated systems; AUVSI Xponential 2017 is the place this all comes together. Xponential is the largest global community of leaders in drones, intelligent robotics, and unmanned systems coming together to shape the future of the … [Read more...]
Samtec Rugged Tiger Eye Interconnect Systems
Available in three pitches -- 0.80 mm, 1.27 mm and 2.00 mm – Samtec’s Tiger Eye™ interconnect systems are designed for micro rugged, high-reliability, high-cycle applications. Tiger Eye is a multi-finger, heat-treated, Beryllium Copper (BeCu) contact designed for rugged environments. The superior spring properties of Beryllium Copper make it ideal for high mating cycle applications. Once formed and hardened, BeCu will retain its shape under a wide variety of conditions. The contact mating … [Read more...]
Samtec 12G SDI At NAB 2017
The North American Broadcast Show, or NAB, is April 22-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. NAB is about everything digital in the fields of media, entertainment, and technology. Samtec is exhibiting its line of 12G SDI RF interconnects, including a product demonstration showing live return loss testing of different 12G SDI products, as well as displays of other high-speed interconnects used in the broadcast video industry. If you're in Vegas, we'd love to see you at booth … [Read more...]
New Shielded, Rugged, High-Speed Interconnect System
Shielded Connectors For EMI, EMC Protection Samtec is expanding its line of rugged, high-speed 0.80 mm pitch Edge Rate® interconnects. First is a mating set with both socket (ERF8 Series) and terminal (ERM8 Series) strips that are fully shielded. The shield encircles the entire mated connector system (a full 360ᵒ) to minimize the effects of EMI and EMC. A 16 mm mated stack height will be released first, with 10 and 14 mm stacks to follow. The 12 mm stack with shielding is already … [Read more...]
PCIe Over Fiber With Samtec FireFly
Kevin Burt of the Samtec Optical Group walks us through one of Samtec’s product demonstrations at OFC 2017. This demo features a disaggregated computing platform with PCIe® Gen 3 fabric enabled by the patented FireFly™ mid-board optical technology. This PCIe protocol is extended outside of a standard computer bus over a distance of 100 meters. Kevin also gives a quick primer on FireFly: it's a very high-density, future-proof cable assembly available in both copper … [Read more...]
Interconnects For Unmanned Systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
By all accounts, unmanned systems in general, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in particular, are expected to see significant growth in the next ten years. The military market will account for the majority the UAV sales and sales growth. The most common types of Unmanned Systems include: UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles that operate in the air)UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles that operate on the groundUSVs (Unmanned Surface Vehicles that float on water)UUVs (Unmanned Underwater Vehicles that … [Read more...]
Rugged Industrial Interconnects: The Design Behind The Description
Our friends at Connector Supplier keep the world up-to-date on everything in the connector universe. They recently ran an article from Samtec entitled Rugged Industrial Interconnects: The Design Behind The Description. Many industrial electronics OEM designers use the word "rugged" to describe their board-level interconnect needs. While rugged can mean different things to different people, it usually includes the ability to withstand high shock and vibration applications, maintain … [Read more...]
OFC 2017 – New Products, Announcements, and Demos from Samtec
OFC 2017, The Optical Networking and Communication Conference & Exhibition, is a global forum and exhibition for optical communications and networking possibilities. Samtec will showcase the latest FireFly™ Optical Cable Systems, including new PCIe® Over Fiber, extended temperature, and low-profile designs. We will also discuss how the Samtec FireFly™ connector was adopted by the Consortium for On Board Optics, and we will run four product demonstrations, among others. OFC … [Read more...]
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