Samtec demonstrated many high-performance RF test and measurement solutions at DesignCon 2024. In this video, David Beraun, Samtec's RF Product Manager, takes a quick look at some of those high-performance RF test and precision RF products. This first demonstration incorporates Samtec Bulls Eye®, a proven test and measurement cabling solution. A Keysight N5247B PNA-X network analyzer, with extension heads, evaluates the performance of the DUT up to 110 GHz. The DUT is the Bulls Eye system, … [Read more...]
An Array of High-Performance Front Panel and Backplane Solutions
224 Gbps PAM4; CXL over optics; 112 Gbps PAM4 cable with excellent performance while subjected to dynamic flexing; 800 G; 90 GHz test and validation solutions. Samtec showcased a variety of live product demonstrations -- both copper and optical -- at DesignCon 2024. This included a boatload of Samtec Flyover® cable systems rated at 224 and 112 Gbps PAM4, which are used in mid-board, mid-board to front-panel, and mid-board to backplane applications. In this video from DesignCon 2024, … [Read more...]
New Rugged, High-Speed Twinax Cable Solutions
High-Speed Twinax Cable Solutions To 224 and 112 Gbps PAM4 At DesignCon 2024, Samtec had several live product demonstrations showing a wide variety of Samtec Flyover® cable solutions, all with excellent performance at 224 and 112 Gbps PAM4 data rates. One thing they have in common is Samtec’s Eye Speed®, ultra-low skew twinax cable. Eye Speed is Samtec’s proprietary, co-extruded twinax cable that optimizes signal integrity, bandwidth, and reach. Because of our unique manufacturing process, … [Read more...]
Six Samtec Authors Win DesignCon Best Paper Awards
DesignCon 2024 has just announced its Best Paper Awards winners, and six Samtec authors are honored alongside their colleagues from other organizations. Somewhat unique in the world of “conference paper presentations,” DesignCon papers tend to average about 30+ pages with extensive data and research. They frequently include authors across multiple companies and/or universities, which can lead to compelling content and fascinating connections between disciplines. DesignCon Best Paper … [Read more...]
New 224 Gbps PAM4 Interconnect Solutions With Impressive Performance
Samtec next-generation connector solutions are designed to meet the challenges of 224 Gbps PAM4 architectures. At DesignCon 2024, Samtec had five product demonstrations and displays showcasing our 224 Gbps products. Many incorporated Si-Fly HD™, our new chip adjacent (or on-package) Samtec Flyover® Cable system. In the video above, Jonathan Sprigler, High-Speed Product Manager at Samtec, walks you through some of the 224 Gbps demos and displays in the Samtec booth. First, Jonathan … [Read more...]
New Front Panel, 112 Gbps PAM4 Cable Solution
Samtec has 10 connector systems – both cable-to-board and board-to-board -- that achieve outstanding performance at 112 Gbps PAM4 data rates. The 112 G cable systems are Samtec Flyover® solutions that are designed for mid-board, mid-board to front-panel, mid-board to back-panel, and panel-to-panel configurations. (Here's a link if you want to learn more about the benefits of Samtec Flyover) In this video, Matt Burns, Director of Technical Marketing, walks us through a live demonstration of a … [Read more...]
Explore Our New Computer & Semiconductor Industries Landing Page
Samtec is excited to introduce our latest Industries Applications page—the Computer & Semiconductor Industries Landing Page. This dedicated page serves as a comprehensive resource center, spotlighting key applications that are helping shape this landscape. Let's dive into the exciting features of our new landing page! Navigating Break-Out Sections: Learn from Industry Experts: At Samtec, we believe in knowledge sharing. Our new landing page provides a platform for customers to … [Read more...]
CXL 3.0 AI Emulation Platform With Excellent Performance at 64 GT/s
Popular topics at SC23 included Exascale and quantum computing, AI and machine learning, and cybersecurity, among others. CXL is one of those hot topics. Largely used by designers of data center servers, supercomputers, and enterprise computing systems for applications like AI and machine learning, CXL enables cache coherency between CPUs and external devices. CXL 3.0 leverages PCIe® 6.0 electrical and physical layers at 64 GT/s. It also improves latency in memory … [Read more...]
Samtec Experts on Stage at DesignCon 2024
DesignCon 2024 promises to be another great gathering of the high-speed technical community, where issues of signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI converge. 224 Gbps systems, signals, simulation, and testing are expected to be hot topics in ’24. Samtec will be front and center at DesignCon, as hosts of the Tuesday night Welcome Reception as well as showing our latest products and demos in booth 939 on the show floor (more to come on that in a later blog). There will be a lot going on, … [Read more...]
New Proof-of-Concept High-Speed Cable Solution Performs At 128 GT/s
The upcoming PCIe® 7.0 specification is intended to enable 128 GT/s data rates. It continues PCIe’s trend of double speeds every generation. According to PCI-SIG, "PCIe 7.0 technology is targeted to be a scalable interconnect solution for data-intensive markets like Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Data Center, HPC, Automotive, IoT, and Military/Aerospace."(1) PCIe 7.0 is targeted for release in 2025, and it probably won’t be in devices until 2027. But, at SC 23 in Denver, Samtec … [Read more...]