For many around the world today, forty-plus years of pop culture reaches a climactic end. For those living under a rock, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens in theaters globally. Star Wars geeks of all ages are thinking, "What's happening with Palpatine and Kylo? Will they both survive? Who are Rey's parents? Where is Baby Yoda and Mando?" Gotcha! I just wanted to make sure you are awake. While I doubt we will see Mando and Baby Yoda on the big screen this weekend, I am sure we … [Read more...]
Embedded Optical Development Platform For FMC+
This video from Super Computing 2019 (SC19) showcases a new embedded optical development platform and reference design. This new solution combines the latest FPGA solutions from REFLEX CES with the FireFly™ Micro Flyover System® from Samtec. Matt Burns, Technical Marketing Manager from Samtec, walks us through the demonstration. One part of this new platform is the Sargon Stratix® 10 FPGA FMC+ Instant Development Kit from REFLEX CES. The Sargon platform provides FPGA developers the … [Read more...]
Parting Thoughts from SC19
SC19 has come and gone. Anticipation for SC20 in Atlanta is already building. Before we look ahead, what were some highlights from SC19? AI is Everywhere AI is affecting all aspects of life. At SC19, technical presentations showed how AI and HPC are helping researchers cure heart disease, predict weather patterns more accurately and make the best stock trades on Wall Street. From Samtec's perspective, the high-speed physical layer connectivity must perform as expected for AI … [Read more...]
Samtec Exhibits at XDF 2019 Asia in Beijing
The global XDF technology road shows come to Beijing next week. FPGA designers, system architects, data scientists and other technical leaders will gather December 3-4, 2019 at the China National Convention Center. Samtec technical experts and our partners will demonstrate some of the latest interconnect solutions affecting the Xilinx FPGA ecosystem. Samtec Interconnect on Xilinx Kits One of several demonstrations at XDF 2019 Asia shows the variety of Samtec interconnects supporting … [Read more...]
Samtec Releases New Interconnect Evaluation and Development Kits
FireFly™, ExaMAX® and Bulls Eye®, oh my! So, obviously, that is one geek's riff on a popular song in The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tinman were anxious for what came next on their walk down the Yellow Brick Road. Similarly, Samtec engineering customers are also anxious and excited. For what? Samtec's latest evaluation and development kits. Who wouldn't be anxious and excited? Samtec has released a number of new kits. These include solutions for RF test point systems, optical … [Read more...]
SC19: Samtec Launches New 56/112 Gbps PAM4 Demos
Scientists, researchers, and data analysts from academia, industry and government agencies will be center stage at SC19 next week in Denver. SC19 is the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis. Next-generation high-performance copper and optical interconnects must solve multiple technical challenges including higher data rates, increased system and chassis density and improved signal integrity. Samtec’s diverse product and technology … [Read more...]
COBO Drives Interest in On-Board Optical Modules
Fellow Samtec blogger David Pike recently asked the question, "Is Copper Dead?" He eloquently answers the question that copper and optical solutions still have long runways of growth. One group driving interest in optics is the Consortium for On-Board Optics (COBO). They are focused on developing standardized specifications for on-board or embedded optics. Samtec has been a part of COBO since its launch in 2015. COBO and its members have developed new tools to further the adoption of … [Read more...]
Is Copper Dead?
In 1995, I attended a seminar in which the presenter told us that copper was dead. This sort of statement is not new. The connector market is filled with armchair pundits who predict the demise of everything from D-Subminiature connectors (which are very much alive and kicking) to the V.35 telecommunications connector (which is as dead as the Dodo). This just goes to prove that it is almost impossible to predict the future trends of this industry with any certainty. Making … [Read more...]
New Samtec Chalk Talk Details Next-Gen Apps for On-Board Optics
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...]
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