"Hello there!" Any Star Wars nerd worth their weight in spice from Kessel knows who said that. Rightfully, Disney+ released a new full-length Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer. If you haven't watched it yet, you should! It would be a lie to say that I am not geeked about this trailer and the upcoming Disney+ series. While this may appear like a shameless blog, Samtec has a long history of appreciating Star Wars geekery. Aside from the fun, sci-fi culture is definitely associated with bleeding edge … [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...]
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 Offers Comprehensive 112 Gbps PAM4 Portfolio
Summer. Time for a break! Whether "taking a vacation" or "on holiday", individuals and families are gearing up for the peak July/August travel season. Many will go to the beach. Others will take long road trips. Others prefer an escape to nature in the mountains or on a lake. Regardless of destination, vacation or holiday planning means data consumption. Booking plane tickets. Making hotel reservations. Researching a new activity. All done online. Of course, peak travel time will not … [Read more...]
Samtec and Achronix Technologists Detail 112 Gbps PAM4 FPGA Implementation
Readers of the Samtec blog know we are always talking about next-gen speed. Current channels rates are running at 56 Gbps PAM4. However, system designers are starting to look at 112 Gbps PAM4 data rates. Intuition would say that bleeding edge data rates like 112 Gbps PAM4 only occur in the data center. Why might that not be the case? FPGA vendors are releasing any number of new solutions featuring 112 Gbps PAM4 transceivers. FPGAs reside in a number of applications like 5G, AI/ML, … [Read more...]
Samtec Technologists to Present at EDI CON Online 2020
EDI CON Online: Where High Frequency Meets High Speed The tagline of the event stays the same in 2020. Why mess with a good thing? Why change what is working? As with last year, EDI CON Online aims to bring RF, microwave, EMC/EMI, high-speed digital design and system integrator technologists together virtually. Why? For networking, training and learning opportunities in latest high speed and high frequency applications. EDI CON Online was so successful last year, they have expanded … [Read more...]
Keysight Quickens Samtec 112 Gbps PAM4 Test and Development Time
Quicken design cycles. Shorter test times. Faster time to market. System architects, product designers and testing engineers have no doubt heard these mantras with every new project they start. Maybe they have had nightmares about these phrases as well! In any case, shorter design and test times and faster time to market are necessary in today's uber-competitive world. Samtec's product development team lives and breathes these mantras everyday. Thankfully, partners like Keysight help … [Read more...]
Samtec to Exhibit at OCP Virtual Summit
The global coronavirus pandemic continues to spread. Thankfully, parts of normal life are returning. Employees are slowly going back to work. State parks are opening. Sports leagues like the Budesliga and the NFL are ramping up activities. Light is (finally?) at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. However, new "normals" may be regular "normals". Trade shows have been "normal" to business. Will they continue to be so? Some of us hope so. In the mean time, many large trade show events have … [Read more...]
Samtec Releases Two New Chalk Talk Webinars
Telecommuting. Mobile work. Remote work. Flexible work. Work from home (WFH). They all mean the same thing. What do all of these have to do with Chalk Talks? Who would have guessed so many would WFH? The global COVID-19 outbreak is the reason. So, staying connected is a must. The demand for data hasn't stopped, yet. That requires continued investment both on the edge and in the data center. More data means more speed. How is Samtec responding? With new Chalk Talks, of course! 0 to … [Read more...]
SC19: Samtec Launches New 56/112 Gbps PAM4 Demos
Scientists, researchers, and data analysts from academia, industry and government agencies will be center stage at SC19 next week in Denver. SC19 is the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis. Next-generation high-performance copper and optical interconnects must solve multiple technical challenges including higher data rates, increased system and chassis density and improved signal integrity. Samtec’s diverse product and technology … [Read more...]