In recent decades, Japan has been at the forefront of technology development. Emojis have changed the way billions communicate. The Shinkansen, or bullet train, network in Japan is the envy of many. Children of the 1980’s fondly remember their first Walkman. Today, Japanese engineers continue to innovate in robotics, telecommunications, electric vehicles, and many related fields. Additionally, bleeding edge R+D in material science, semiconductor material, and electronics processing and … [Read more...]
Wideband RF Launches: Literally, Everything You Need To Know
As the demand for higher frequencies and wider bandwidths continue their relentless march upward, RF connectors need to keep up and even exceed this demand. Mating the RF connector to a PCB or substrate requires careful consideration of several factors to get the full performance out of the connector. Let’s frame this concept by starting with a simple analogy: Putting tractor tires on a race car is not a recipe for success. Tires on a race car need to convert power from the engine … [Read more...]
Meet the Experts – Optical Applications Engineer Extraordinaire Kevin Burt
Fiber optics and optical transceivers are the backbone of long distance communication networks. Yet, optical transceivers find homes outside of data centers, optical switches and FTTH. Samtec's FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ has been designed with flexibility in mind. FireFly enables system architects and designers the option of using either optical or copper interconnects in the connector system. That flexibility is ideal for any mid-board or ASIC adjacent embedded applications. Example … [Read more...]
Samtec Launches New SI/PI Capabilities and Resource Landing Page
Once upon a time . . . I really don't like starting a blog out that way, but in this case, it applies. Bear with me. Like most undergrad Electrical Engineering students, I took "Introduction to Electromagnetics" my junior year. I thought it would straight forward due to previous exposure in Physics. Boy, was I wrong! No matter how hard I tried, I made no sense of some dude named Maxwell and upside-down triangles. I dropped the class in the fall semester and took it in the summer with … [Read more...]
Samtec and Otava Describe Flexible Antenna-to-Bits Architectures in Upcoming Webinar
"Antenna-to-bits" simplifies describing complex RF signal chains. Yet real-world RF signal chain development is not simple. This is especially true in mmWave and microwave bands. In Samtec's world, that usually covers 18 - 110 GHz frequency ranges. Emerging antenna-to-bits architectures in 5G, Radar, EW, SATCOM, and instrumentation applications necessitate careful design tradeoffs due to the sensitive nature of mmWave bands. RF system designers are challenged to … [Read more...]
Meet the Experts – Anthony Fellbaum Champions Tech Support North of the Border
As a global company, Samtec has operations around the world. Key high tech hubs in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Waterloo and Vancouver prove Canada punches above its weight class in high tech. Homegrown technology companies, engineering centers for Silicon Valley heavyweights and a robust start-up culture dot the landscape from Burnaby to St. John's. One man (OK, that is a bit extreme) leads Samtec's tech support in Canada. Samtec's hockey-loving FAE Anthony Fellbaum leverages his chip-level … [Read more...]
A Student’s Perspective – Embedded Computing
Embedded computing - What is that? I ask myself that question because of a class I am taking at San Jose State University - Microprocessor-Based System Design. Embedded systems are everywhere, from your mobile devices, to drones, vehicles, and robots. However, in my course we focus on robotics ARM processors as ARM processors account for approximately 90% of all embedded 32-bit RISC processors. Some facts about ARM processors include: As of 2005, 98% of the more than one billion … [Read more...]
New ChalkTalk Features 56 Gbps PAM4 Interconnects for FPGA Applications
FPGAs, SoCs and other flexible, configurable and reprogrammable compute engines are redefining embedded computing architectures. While prevalent in Data Centers, ASIC Emulation, and High-Performance Computing, FPGAs are the beating electronic hearts of many emerging Transportation, Medical Imaging, Process Automation and Industrial Vision embedded computing applications. In many FPGA-based designs, the choice of a connector solution can be a crucial element in your system design. The … [Read more...]
Samtec’s “Meet the Experts” Blog Series Continues with Juan Aguirre
We started a Meet the Experts blog series a few weeks ago centered around our leading technology experts. At Samtec, we're customer driven, focused, and believe our technical Sudden Service® begins with our SI engineering support team. Our second expert in this series is Juan Aguirre, SIG Support Manager. Juan, tell us a little about yourself. Why did you choose engineering? I was born and raised in Guayaquil, Ecuador. I came to the US nearly a decade ago. I attained an AS EE from … [Read more...]
Samtec Sponsors and Presents at AltiumLive 2022 Connect Virtual Summit
"Virtual summits are so 2021," wished many. While some yearn for in-person events, virtual events offer a level of engagement unavailable before the pandemic. Attendees around the world gain access to rich content of importance to them both live and on-demand. One of the first events on the tech calendar is the upcoming AltiumLive 2022 Connect Virtual Summit. Attendees will Learn, Connect, and Get Inspired in an immersive experience within multiple technical tracks and a number … [Read more...]
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