The march to faster data rates never seems to stop. Communications protocols used in the data center provide the proof. Fiber Channel signals can run up to 32 Gbps. 25G Ethernet 802.3bj and Ethernet 100G signals can run up to 25Gbps. InfiniBand EDR 104G serial channels support 26 Gbps data rates. This presents engineers of high-speed serial channels with a number of PCB design challenges. Some of the key limitations of PCBs running at 28+ Gbps include trace … [Read more...]
Samtec Updates Broadcast Video Solution Guide
Streaming HD video and 4K/8K UHDTV are just two examples of a continuing evolution in video signaling. Video has transformed from being an analog 6 MHz bandwidth signal to a 12 Gbps digital data stream. As signaling has transitioned into the digital domain, first in SD and HD formats, and recently at 6 Gbps and 12 Gbps 4K UHD-SDI standards, the demand for meeting stringent return loss requirements up to 12 GHz has emerged. Samtec offers a full line of high-speed board-to-board and RF … [Read more...]
Samtec Exhibits at 2016 NAB Show in Las Vegas
One of the biggest tradeshows in entertainment and media is NAB Show. It is the world’s largest annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage, and distribute entertainment across all platforms At this year’s event in Las Vegas, Samtec will feature a variety of interconnect solutions targeted at the broadcast video market. These include mid-board and panel mount optical systems based on FireFly™ , True75TM 75Ω RF Systems, full turnkey RF cable assemblies, and … [Read more...]
Samtec to Present at Mentor Graphics Events
As a global leader in signal integrity, Samtec’s in-house engineering team utilizes EDA tools across the industry via our global 24/7 support of customer SI designs and applications. Our experience with these tools enables unique collaborations with EDA suppliers and industry leading technical events. Throughout spring and summer of 2016, we will be presenting our capabilities at technology events sponsored by Mentor Graphics. We invite you to stop by to learn more about … [Read more...]
Samtec and One Stop Systems Help Detect Gravity Waves
The scientific community recently was abuzz as the existence of gravitational waves has been confirmed. Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitation waves 100 years ago with his general theory of relativity. Do you still remember E=mc2? You better! Gravitation waves are ripples in the spacetime continuum that provide scientists with details about this history of the cosmos. They are produced by cosmic events such as the combining of two black holes. While … [Read more...]
Samtec Expands Optical Product Portfolio
Readers of the Samtec blog know how excited we get talking about our FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ and the optical engine technology included in FireFly. Sometimes we forget to talk about our other optical products. In recent weeks, Samtec has added to our repertoire of optical product offerings via some product line extensions and new releases. These include the following three product families: PCIEO-4G3, FOPC and OPA. PCIEO-4G3 Option for Active Optical Cable … [Read more...]
28 Gbps Backplane Demo Using Virtex UltraScale FPGAs and Samtec Backplane System
Check out this Xilinx blog post about a 28 Gbps backplane demo using two Xilinx VCU 109 eval boards talking to each other over a Samtec backplane system. This was at the Teraspeed (Samtec) booth at DesignCon 2015. Nice video! … [Read more...]
“Causality De-Mystified” Is Best Paper Finalist At DesignCon 2015
Samtec’s paper “Causality De-Mystified” has been selected as a finalist for a Best Paper Award at DesignCon 2015. The papers are ranked in terms of Quality, Relevance, Impact, Originality and Commercial Content with the aggregate score determining the ranking. Papers with the highest ranking are selected for a Best Paper Award with the live presentation serving as the final award criteria. Awards for this year’s conference will be presented in January 2016 at DesignCon 2016. Causality is … [Read more...]
Papers, Product Demos, New Products At DesignCon 2015
Samtec, Inc., and Teraspeed® Consulting are presenting five technical papers, giving two physical high speed product demonstrations, and showcasing several new products at DesignCon 2015. Samtec’s new location is booth #943, and Teraspeed® Consulting is booth #1048. Samtec’s presentations are: Optimizing Symmetry in Open Pin Field Designs – Wednesday, January 28 – 2:50pm – 3:30pmCausality Demystified – Thursday, January 29 – 8:30am – 9:10am Teraspeed® Consulting’s presentations … [Read more...]
Samtec Demos PCIe Gen 3 Over Fiber At SC14
If you are at SC14 (SuperComputing) in New Orleans, swing by the Samtec booth (#956) and check out our two demos. One of them demonstrates remote PCI Express® (PCIe®) Gen 3 switching over fiber. The system demonstrated achieves x8 PCIe® Gen 3 data rates (8 GT/s, 64 Gb/s aggregate) to transmit 4k UHD video 100 meters upstream from a PCIe® SSD to a server and back downstream to a GPU linked to a 4k display. The demonstration uses Samtec’s unique PCIEO Series Active Optical cable assembly based … [Read more...]