In the past few weeks, I have found myself attending several FPGA-themed technical events. Adam Taylor brought his fast-growing FPGA Horizons event to New England. AMD is in the middle of its Embedded Computing Summit series. FPGAs are everywhere, or so it just seems. FPGA-based designs offer many advantages. They offload computing requirements from CPUs,…
Embedded World 2026 was recently held in Germany. EW26 is an annual event that is the center of the embedded computing ecosystem. Semiconductor providers, SoM/CoM vendors, distributors, interconnect companies and more convene to educate, network and promote the latest solutions that will define next get embedded solutions. Additionally, industry-standard bodies like PICMG®, PC/104 Consortium, and…
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…
Summer is here. The kids are out of school. Families are taking well-deserved holidays and vacations or even enjoying local staycations. Even though it’s summer, design engineers still need to move their new projects along. Additionally, designers need to keep their skills sharp and learn about the latest tools. Some upcoming webinars will no doubt…
“Here we go again!” Yes, it is another blog on FPGA-based system-on-modules (SoMs). Why, you, dear reader, may wonder? Simply, embedded computing engineers love the versatility, flexibility and scalability that SoMs offer in system architecture design. Secondly, so many SoMs use Samtec high-speed board-to-boardconnectors. Here we go again, indeed! 😉 UltraSOM! – New Artix UltraScale+SoM…
“Intelligent edge.” That is a new term for many. Basically it refers to the the increased computational capabilities at the edge of the communications networks. Typically, heavy compute loads are executed in data centers or on supercomputers. As the “intelligent edge” ramps up performance, those calculations are enabled by embedded devices using multicore CPUs, FPGAs,…
The recent popularity and interest in ChatGPT underscore the progress AI has made in affecting everyday life. Who has asked ChatGPT to finish a homework assignment or write a blog? (For full disclosure, this blog has been written by a real person. Or has it? 😉) In any case, the backbone of chatbots like ChatGPT…
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…
As an undergraduate EE major, I have noticed many of my fellow students focus purely on the technical side of engineering. However, my goal is to understand how business principles influence engineering decisions. My role as a Technical Marketing Engineering (TME) Co-op at Samtec allows me to do just that. Technical Marketing provides an opportunity…
Digitization! Everyday, more of our daily life – work, play, sleep, food, entertainment and more – seems to have an online component. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the digitization trend – “Zoom me!” However, digitization has been ongoing for decades. A foundation of daily digitization goes back to Moore’s law. CPUs are denser and faster…
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