The growth in high-speed serial channel data rates has no end in sight. 28 Gbps design starts abound across the industry. 56 Gbps PAM-4 solutions are coming down the road, whether silicon, interconnect or high-speed copper and optical cables. On the optical front, the front-panel optical modules are standardized across a never-ending number of MSAs. SFP. SFP+. QSFP. QSDP+. QSFP-DD. OSFP. The list goes on. Standardized On-Board Optical Modules What about mid-board or on-board optical … [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 2017 Products, … [Read more...]
Samtec Updates Silicon-to-Silicon Web Experience
Samtec released Silicon-to-Silicon™ System Optimization Microsite in early 2016. This one-stop shop summarizes all of Samtec’s Silicon-to-Silicon™ System Optimization capabilities. It provides engineers the service, products, tools and resources to optimize the entire signal chain of a system, from bare die to IC package and assembly, to PCB, connectors and cable assemblies, and back again. The updated and streamlined Silicon-to-Silicon™ System Optimization web experience is now easily … [Read more...]
FireFly™ Mid-Board Optical Engines Gain Momentum in 2017
2017 brings increased attention to mid-board optical engines. Samtec's solution in this space - FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ - continues to win over new customers in new applications. FireFly™ and other Samtec related optical products are some of the fastest growing product lines at Samtec. As both portfolios continue to expand, this opens additional applications for Samtec's FireFly™ and optical solutions. More specifically, ruggedized and extended temperature FireFly™ applications are … [Read more...]
Samtec Demonstrates PCIe® Over Fiber in Disaggregated Computing Applications
In this video, Kevin Burt of Samtec’s Optical Group explains one of Samtec’s product demonstrations at DesignCon 2017. The demo features a disaggregated computing platform with PCIe® Gen 3 fabric enabled by the patented FireFly™ mid-board optical technology. PCIe® Over Fiber PCIe® over Fiber technologies enable new and emerging HPC and Data Center architectures. Traditional systems place GPUs and system storage as close to the server and CPU as possible for optimized … [Read more...]
7 Reasons To Visit Samtec At DesignCon (Number 5 Will Blow Your Mind)
DesignCon 2017 is next week in San Jose, California. If you're going to be there, here are 7 reasons to visit us at booth 717. They're all good reasons, and #5 is really cool, but it may not actually blow your mind. Sorry. Like me, you've probably seen the "sponsored articles" at the bottom of other websites. I read some research that people like to read lists, and making some kind of outlandish prediction about one of the items further improves SEO. So I succumbed to the pressure and … [Read more...]
Samtec PCIEO Series Increases Distance Between PCs and PXIe Systems
PCIe® has replaced PCI as the de facto expansion bus in laptops, desktops and servers worldwide. The embedded computing industry has responded by adding PCIe functionality into a number of modular electronic instrumentation platforms. One example is PXI Express (PXIe). PXIe is typically found in electronic test equipment, automation systems, and modular laboratory instruments. PXIe leverages the faster speeds and increasing synchronization capabilities of PCIe® while offering backward … [Read more...]
Flyover QSFP28 Technical Paper and PCIe®-Over-FireFly™ Product Demonstration at DesignCon 2017
DesignCon 2017 is right around the corner. As in past years, Samtec will have a large presence throughout the event. Our SI experts will present technical papers. Our application engineers will demonstrate new system-level solutions. Our product experts will discuss various new and emerging products that will be released throughout 2017. And if I'm there I'll be at the food court ... TECHNICAL PAPER Jim Nadolny, Samtec’s Director of Signal Integrity, will be presenting a 45-minute … [Read more...]
Samtec AIMs for Advances in Silicon Photonics
Data rates continue to increase unfettered. While the ubiquitous demand for more bandwidth seems to have no end, silicon as a semiconductor has practical limitations in the data rates it can support. One possible solution for this challenge is silicon photonics. The technology uses silicon as a laser for data transmission between ICs, but leverages the existing semiconductor fab techniques for mass production. What is Silicon Photonics? Silicon photonics as a technology enables … [Read more...]
New ETUO Series Extends FireFly™ Temperature Range
Samtec's FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ continues to gain industry acceptance in mid-board copper and optical cable assembly systems. The ECUO series can be found in a number of applications requiring standard temperature ranges. The popularity of ECUO has established a need for an extended temperature version of the FireFly™ Active Optical Cable Assemblies. In response, Samtec recently released the ETUO series. Key ETUO Features The ETUO series shares the core features of Samtec’s … [Read more...]