Over the past few years, Samtec has been helping with the development of the VNX+ standard. We are one of many contributing members of the VITA community working on this standard. The alliance is now at a critical mass where the content and evolution of the standard is ready for you! Through this blog, we will reference a few prior articles and publications to deeper explain the features of VNX+. We will also answer a few questions about how you can get involved and benefit being from the VNX+ … [Read more...]
The Rockets Red Glare, our VITA 90 VNX+ Industry Standards Landing Page is now On Air
My poetry may not be as polished as Francis Scott Key with the lyrics of the United States National Anthem. The United States is celebrating Independance Day and it seems fitting to make a reference to rockets. The VITA 90 standard is designed to be the smallest standardized form factor that could be used in todays "rockets", or small tubular things that fly. The Rockets Red glare mentioned in the anthem where what Key saw from Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. These rockets were not a … [Read more...]
Love Connection… Samtec’s most loved connector
Love is in the air around Samtec. As we make it through February, we are reminded of Valentines Day and how much we love our families, our jobs, and you! Plus, it is very cool around our headquarters in Southern Indiana. We had a lovely ice warning and woke up to about ½” (12.7mm) of ice coating most things around the factory. What else can you do except stay home and be with the ones you love… or maybe it is time to find that love connection you have been looking for! Electronic … [Read more...]
Avnet XRF16™ Features Samtec Interconnect for 5G Applications
The roll-out of 5G continues despite COVID-19. 5G system development moves on for any number of applications. These include Test and Measurement, Remote Radio Heads (RRHs) and Active Antenna Systems (AAS), Network Equipment and more. The demand for data means design engineers need to quicken time to market. Modular system design provides peace of mind and commonalities from development to production for design-intensive 5G applications. Avnet XRF16™ RFSoC System-on-Module The … [Read more...]
Don’t Forget Bulls Eye® and FPGAs on Vacation
Prime vacation (or holiday) season is in full gear. Travel spots range from the beach to cultural attractions in the latest "hot spots". Whether sunning in the Côte d'Azur or hiking in the Andes, everybody's focus is their . . . smart phone? Really? For (almost) everybody, the latest moment MUST be shared on social media. What happens when no connection is available? Panic! Fortunately, connectivity is almost everywhere. Just ask the closest teenager! What does this have to do with … [Read more...]
New Avnet UltraZed-EV SoM Features Samtec SEARAY™ 0.80 mm High-Density Arrays
Samtec distributor partner Avnet recently released its new UltraZed-EV Starter Kit targeted at embedded vision applications. Comprised of the UltraZed-EV SoM and the UltraZed-EV Carrier Card, this kit offers engineers and designers a complete platform for prototyping and evaluating embedded video processing systems. The Avnet development team worked with Samtec to identify SEARAY™ 0.80 mm Pitch Ultra High-Density Arrays as the mezzanine connector between the SoM and Carrier Card. The … [Read more...]
NVIDIA Jetson Platforms Connect via Samtec SEARAY™ Open Pin Field Arrays
The growth of system-on-modules (SOMs) in embedded computing presents a paradigm shift in embedded design. Legacy electronics systems typically leveraged discrete chip-down designs. The circuit designer was responsible for the selecting, designing and routing of the CPU, Memory, I/O, power and analog circuitry within their application. EEs continuously met the technical challenges presented before them. As Moore's Law moves along, system-level electronic design using the discrete … [Read more...]
SEARAY High Speed, High Density Connector
SEARAY™ is a family of high speed, high density connectors. SEARAY gives designers tons of design flexibility, much more than any other array product in the connector industry. Design Flexibility SEARAY is on a 1.27 mm X 1.27 mm grid. This is an open pin field grid array, which means we don’t have pins dedicated as signal or ground. Designers can specify some pins for single-ended signals, some can be routed as differential pairs, some ground, and some for power, all on the same … [Read more...]
GPU Scalable Array Server Features SEARAY™
A number of embedded applications leverage the brute-force serial processing of x86 CPUs. Higher speed CPUs lead to higher performance embedded computers. This model works in general computing applications, but parallel computing solutions offer another option for high efficiency and performance. Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) differ from CPUs in basic architecture. GPUs contains a larger number of smaller and efficient cores designed for parallel processing. GPUs … [Read more...]
VITA 42 XMC Keeps on Truckin’
Data. Data. Data. It seems like we can’t get enough. 28 Gbps, 56 Gbps, and 112 Gbps serial channel data rates are standard or roadmap options for semiconductor, connector and optical module manufacturers. It’s almost like you need a Bugatti Veyron or Lamborghini Murcielago to get to the drug store in under 3.0 seconds for some cold medicine. Unless you are some rich Italian playboy, you probably have a sedan, a SUV, or a regular pick-up truck to run your errands. Likewise, typical … [Read more...]