"High-speed applications" means different things to different people. In automotive infotainment, a high speed may be 5-10 Gbps. For sensing applications, high speed may be one sample a second. In the data center, hosted data rates are 112 Gbps PAM4 with 224 Gbps coming soon. However "high speed" is defined, signal integrity becomes more essential for system optimization. At high frequencies, crosstalk becomes a challenge. High-speed differential pairs routed in close proximity affect each … [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...]
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...]
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 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...]
DesignCon 21 – Best Paper Award
Samtec not only wants to design amazing products, but we also want to contribute to the electronics community as a whole. We do this by providing amazing customer service, hosting educational webinars, and by submitting papers for education tracks at key tradeshow. We are thrill when our engineers and technologist are recognized for their contributions through DesignCon's Best Paper awards. Samtec's Best Paper Award for DesignCon 2021 is for; "A Case Study in the Development of a 112 … [Read more...]
Samtec and Synopsys Talk PCIe 6.0® Solutions for HPC Applications
PCI Express® (PCIe) is the backbone interface for connecting high-speed components in modern computing. Desktop PC motherboards connect to graphics cards, RAID cards, Wi-Fi cards or SSD add-on cards via any number of PCIe expansion slots. Current desktop, laptop, server and gaming computing platforms leverage PCIe 4.0 (8 GT/s) infrastructure. Looking forward, chipsets solutions from Intel, AMD, Nvidia and others feature native PCIe 5.0 (16 GT/s) support. Also, PCIe 5.0 capable motherboards, … [Read more...]
A Winning Combo: Otava RF Switches and Filters & Samtec Precision RF Connectors
RF and wireless connectivity make the world go round. Consumers think nothing of the technical wizardry keeping wireless networks running smoothly. Active antennas, towers, base stations, network equipment and other devices interoperate offering the services defining daily life. However, dig a layer deeper. The network equipment can't work without the latest RF components. Whether upconverters, downconverters, ADCs, DACs, switches, filters or interconnect, high-performance RF components … [Read more...]
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