Edge Rate® is one of Samtec's most popular high-speed, high-bandwidth interconnect systems. Edge Rate is both the name of the pin and in this case, it’s also a product family. Edge Rate Contact Design Let’s begin with the contact system because that’s the star of the show. With some connectors, the mating edge of the contact is the cut edge of the pin. If you look at the edge under a microscope you may see micro burrs and edges. This reduces the life of the connector because … [Read more...]
Instrumentation & The Chocolate Factory
There’s an iconic episode of the I Love Lucy Show where Lucy and Ethel are working at a chocolate factory. They’ve been tasked with wrapping individual pieces of candy as they come out on a conveyor belt and if one gets through unwrapped then they are fired. Things quickly get out of hand as the candy starts coming out on the belt faster and faster. So of course, in order to keep up, Lucy and Ethel begin eating the candy and hiding it in their uniforms. Today there are many solutions … [Read more...]