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…
At DesignCon 2017, Jim Nadolny, Samtec’s Principle SI and EMI Engineer, presented(1) a technical paper entitled “Design of Flyover QSFP28 (FQSFP Series) for 56+ Gbps Applications.” This white paper discusses the Flyover QSFP (FQSFP) approach for 56+ Gbps applications to overcome the limitations from the large loss on typical QSFP ports with surface mount to PCB traces. By…
DesignCon 2017 moves into its second day at the Santa Clara Convention Center. With all of the industry’s heavy-hitters here, attendees are focused on what’s next. There are numerous demonstrations, presentations and trainings focused on 56/112 Gbps applications. While there are numerous opinions about how things will play out, some overall technology trends continue to…
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…
At the end of every year, avid readers, editors, engineers, and fellow electronics nerds of EDN magazine vote on their top 100 products. From DACs to smart cameras, debug software to single-board computers, all aspects of the electronic world are fair game in EDN’s Hot 100. Avnet Recognized in Hot 100 Recently, it was announced…
In order to better understand the massive impact the VME (VITA) standard family has had in the electronics industry, it is helpful to review its past successes, its present values, and its plans for the future. A Brief History Lesson Since its conception in 1982, VITA has continued to focus on marketing, expansion, and integration…
Earlier this year, Samtec and CADENAS PARTsolutions collaborated on an advanced interactive catalog of 3D CAD models. The new tool assists engineers in defining and specifying any of Samtec’s more than 1 trillion product models. Samtec’s customers can dynamically configure, preview and download 2D/3D models in over 150 different formats. This adds speed, accuracy and flexibility to…
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…
The computing demands of high-performance applications like HPC, machine learning and high-speed communications are driven by the CPU architectures championed by Moore’s Law. As that has slowed, additional processing architectures such as GPUs, DSPs and FPGAs have become commonplace in data center acceleration applications. Discrete DSPs offer compelling solutions for many unique applications, but FPGAs offer…
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…
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