One topic resonates across the Samtec blog: optics. Why? The Samtec FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ is such a cool solution. The foundation is a simple but high-performing SMT two-piece connector set. It connects to both copper and optical cable assemblies. It can support 56 Gbps PAM4 data rates over long ranges. Need more information? Just scan the Samtec blog. Additionally, a past Chalk Talk discussed the benefits of on-board optics as alternative to pluggable MSA … [Read more...]
New Optical FMC+ Module Supports Extended Temperature Ranges
Readers of the Samtec blog are familiar with the benefits of FMC and FMC+. These popular interfaces define a compact electro-mechanical expansion interface for a daughter card to an FPGA baseboard or other device with re-configurable I/O capability. VITA 57.1 has been around for some time. It supports 10 full-duplex transceivers running at 10 Gbps. The new VITA 57.4 standard defines two new connectors. Combined, they offer 32 full-duplex transceivers running at 28 Gbps. New … [Read more...]
Submersible Optical Transceiver For Super Computing
Next generation super computers, quantum computing, AI engines, and high-performance emulation systems are all evaluating the benefits of liquid cooling. Liquid cooling removes the heat more efficiently than airflow, eliminates the noisy, power-hungry fans used in traditional air-cooled systems and enables denser, more-efficient processing boards and systems. One technology holding back the adoption of liquid cooling has been the lack of optical transceivers which perform … [Read more...]
Samtec and REFLEX CES Demo New FPGA/FireFly™ Platforms
"Another blog about FPGA Development Kits? Again? Come on Samtec! Put something else up on the blog!" Umm . . . not today. Sorry! That quote may, or may not, be a comment Samtec bloggers have heard before. In any case, readers of the Samtec blog know FPGAs are a constant topic, Why? FPGA-based solutions combine flexibility and high-speed performance in small form factors. They are found in any number of unique applications. In both cases, these are common traits of … [Read more...]
Samtec Releases New FireFly™ Video
We talk about FireFly™ a lot around here, and why not? With the industry’s leading miniature footprint enabling maximum signal density and SI over longer distances, we assume you want to hear about it. FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ provides high-performance versatility by taking the data connection “off board” for higher data rates up to 28 Gbps per lane with a path to 112 Gbps PAM4. In addition, the miniature footprint allows for higher density and closer proximity to the IC. The results … [Read more...]
PLDA and Samtec Demonstrate PCIe 4.0 over FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™
PLDA and Samtec recently announced a demo of their combined PCIe 4.0 solution that delivers full PCIe 4.0 bandwidth (16 GT/s) over copper or optical fiber at minimal cost. The joint demonstration combines PLDA’s PCIe 4.0 IP solutions with Samtec’s FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™. It delivers PCIe 4.0 speed without the use of retimers or updated motherboard using MEGTRON 6 other exotic laminates. This demo suggests a solution to overcoming the inherent limitations of maintaining PCIe 4.0 … [Read more...]
Samtec Demos High-Performance Platforms at XDF Silicon Valley
Samtec recently sponsored and attended the Xilinx Developer Forum (XDF) in Silicon Valley. XDF connects software developers and system designers to the deep expertise of Xilinx engineers, partners, and industry leaders. During the event, Samtec showed two high-speed demonstrations. Both platforms marry Samtec interconnect solutions with Xilinx silicon. The XDF demos are featured in the following videos. Samtec’s FQSFP-DD SI Evaluation Kit As data rates increase, trace … [Read more...]
New COTS Embedded Computing Platforms Incorporate FireFly™ for Density and Performance
Small footprints. Less weight. Signal integrity over longer distances. Scalability. Upgradeability. These and other factors are driving the adoption of optical engines in embedded computing. Annapolis Micro Systems, a leading FPGA board and systems supplier, and Samtec have collaborated to integrate the Samtec FireFly™ Optical System in multiple COTS embedded computing platforms. FireFly enables maximum signal density and SI over longer distances. New FireFly … [Read more...]
Samtec Announces New VITA 57.4 FMC+ Development Kits with FireFly™ Optical Engines
System designers and engineers constantly face design challenges to achieve higher data-rates in dense, optical applications. A popular system-level design approach in many high-speed applications marries the configurability and high-speed performance of FPGAs with the advantages of fiber optics. Samtec’s new 25 Gbps and 28 Gbps FireFly™ VITA 57.4 FMC+ Development Kits provide an easy connection between FPGAs and fiber optics. This new solution offers an easy-to-use evaluation and … [Read more...]
Advanced RF and Optical Connectivity Drives New VPX Platforms
The number of embedded computing architectures, including VPX, seems to grow daily. Interoperability, economies-of-scale and multiple sources are benefits customer demand in any solution. VPX - and by extension OpenVPX - continues to grow in popularity. These VITA-defined architectures combine the latest connector and electro-mechanical technology with the most popular high-speed protocols on the market. VPX/OpenVPX are point-to-point architectures supporting start, dual-star, … [Read more...]
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