Readers of the Samtec blog are familiar with the benefits of FMC and FMC+. These popular interfaces define a compact electro-mechanical expansion interface for a daughter card to an FPGA baseboard or other device with re-configurable I/O capability. VITA 57.1 has been around for some time. It supports 10 full-duplex transceivers running at 10 Gbps. The new VITA 57.4 standard defines two new connectors. Combined, they offer 32 full-duplex transceivers running at 28 Gbps. New … [Read more...]
OVC 2018
The Optics Valley of China International Optoelectronic Exposition and Forum (OVC EXPO) is one of the biggest professional Expositions on Optoelectronics in China. It has been successfully held since 2002 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The OVC EXPO is jointly hosting by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; Ministry of Science and Technology; National Development and Reform Commission and among with eight other Ministries and Commissions of China. The OVC EXPO has a very high visibility … [Read more...]
2018 IEEE Optical Interconnects Conference
The eighth IEEE Photonics Society Optical Interconnects Conference, whose roots trace back to the original 1990 Workshop on Interconnections within High Speed Digital Systems, seeks to facilitate the collaboration required to drive new interconnect architectures and technologies from concepts in research labs to commercial realities. The conference covers the complete spectrum of high performance interconnect challenges in network systems, architectures, applications, subsystems, and devices. … [Read more...]
Wuhan Optical and Electronics Show 2017
As in past years, Wuhan's 2017 OVC Expo continues to receive high praise and exposure in their development of optical technologies. Sponsored by several Chinese ministries such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as well as Science and Technology, the show's various resources allow for a greater in-depth experience at both a national and international level. Key aspects include: Various networking opportunities and growth in both domestic and foreign … [Read more...]