A friend of mine told me his birthday was coming up. He told me it was his 15th. "What?" I thought. He's older than me. He then told me his birthday was on February 29. Duh! Now that makes sense. Leap Years! I know we have "leap years," but I could not actually remember why. Maybe I am 60, but not quite yet. Anyway, I cranked up the "Google Machine" to see what I could find. As with any Google search, you can quickly go down a rabbit hole. I guess I should have asked ChatGPT to write this … [Read more...]
Six Samtec Authors Win DesignCon Best Paper Awards
DesignCon 2024 has just announced its Best Paper Awards winners, and six Samtec authors are honored alongside their colleagues from other organizations. Somewhat unique in the world of “conference paper presentations,” DesignCon papers tend to average about 30+ pages with extensive data and research. They frequently include authors across multiple companies and/or universities, which can lead to compelling content and fascinating connections between disciplines. DesignCon Best Paper … [Read more...]
New Intel/Arrow AXE5-Eagle FPGA Dev Kit with Samtec Interconnects Ready to Ship
FPGAs are taking over the world, or it just seems that way. At least for readers of the Samtec blog. Samtec oftens gets questions as to whether we sell FPGAs or not. Of course we don't, but we do sell VITA 57.1 FMC and VITA 57.4 FMC+ interconnects found on just about every FPGA dev kit in the world. Samtec even offers a wide portfolio of FMC, FMC+ and optical module evaluation kits for real-time development and testing in a lab setting. So, the reader may ask, why does the Samtec blog … [Read more...]
COM-HPC 1.2 Specification Defines New COM-HPC Mini Form Factor
"I shall call him . . . Mini-Me." Fans of 1990s pop culture know that line forever changed the Austin Powers movie trilogy. All the same traits and qualities of the origial in one-eighth the size. Decades later, "Mini-Me" is still a part of the English lexicon. 1990s movie trilogies do not typically influence the technical development of industry standards. Yet, the latest PICMG COM-HPC 1.2 specification certainly tries. ;) A new, small form factor - COM-HPC Mini - targeted at high-growth … [Read more...]
Technical Resources Help with Interconnect Design
Specifying interconnects is not always easy. With that in mind, the engineers at Samtec continue to create a wealth of technical information in the form of white papers, case studies, application notes, technical notes, published papers in journals and conference proceedings, webinars, and data sheets. These technical resources help with interconnect design. All of these have been compiled in an updated Technical Library on Samtec.com. You can freely browse, download, and watch these … [Read more...]
Samtec Updates SI/PI Capabilities/Resource Landing Page
56. 112. 224. SI/PI! For a lot of Americans, that sounds like the pre-snap play call or audible of a quarterback in North American-style football games. After watching football Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, that's where my brain is as well. However, for those of us in the high-speed connectivity industry, those numbers refer to the speed markers in channel data rates we work with everyday. An embedded engineer implementing a 56 Gbps PAM4 transceiver design. A mechanical engineer … [Read more...]
Tips on Power Distribution and Breakout Region Design
Next month, two Samtec engineers will participate in EDI CON ONLINE, a free annual online training event from the publisher of Microwave Journal and Signal Integrity Journal. In separate talks, Istvan Novak and Kiana Montes, of Samtec will give tips on power distribution and breakout region design. On Wednesday, October 4th at 10:30 Eastern, Istvan Novak will take the virtual stage to teach about PDNs. His Featured Talk is called: Three Design Tips for Power Distribution Networks. Power … [Read more...]
Samtec Exhibits at AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit, EuMW 2023
Ahh . . . September. It reminds us of the the last bits of summer, kids going back to school and football. Of course, at Samtec we love global football and the North American kind well. In case someone asks, I am a HUGE fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the high-tech world, trade show season is ramping up. Samtec will be exhibiting at two major shows this month. One is the AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit in Santa Clara, CA. The second tradeshow is the European Microwave Week (EuMW) in … [Read more...]
Connecting Artificial Intelligence in the Smart Factory Part 2
In the first part of this series, we looked at how artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a part in the smart factory. The smart factory is a facility powered by the Internet of Things (IoT), which allows machines to share data gathered by a wide range of sources. From the demands of customers to the functioning of the machines themselves, the IIoT creates a factory that is more adaptable and efficient, and AI is key. Tough Conditions Even as AI is being deployed into the industrial … [Read more...]
Samtec Presents, Exhibits at Upcoming PCI-SIG DevCon on Santa Clara
Samtec is proud to sponsor the upcoming PCI-SIG Developers Conference 2023. Like last year, the event will be in-person with demonstrations, presentations and networking oppotunites. Past attendees agree that PCI-SIG DevCons are not to be missed! PCI-SIG DevCons are free events for the 900+ PCI-SIG member companies like Samtec that develop and bring to market new products utilizing PCI Express® technology. They are an opportunity to learn directly from the … [Read more...]
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