Just do it! Do the work! Whatever phrase is used, embedded engineers thrive at accomplishing their design goals. However, next-gen solutions are more complex, small, and dense. Implementers are challenged to design next-gen solutions in quickly evolving applications like rail transportation, aerospace, and more. Getting a leg up in the design and implementation of complex systems offers improvements in time to market, cost, performance, reliability, and manufacturability. Another benefit … [Read more...]
Samtec Releases New PC/104 Standards Web Pages
While Samtec continues to push the boundaries of high-speed data rates with evolving silicon-to-silicon, optics, and microelectronics technologies, one of our all-time bestsellers continues to be our Standard Board-to-Board connector series. Samtec's B2B connectors are what started it all, and, interestingly enough, are what got the company involved with the PC/104 Consortium. For those of you that aren't familiar, PC/104 is an embedded computing standard that was founded in 1992 with the … [Read more...]
Samtec Unveils New Standards Home Page
In the Standards world, specifications are categorized to three ascending levels: Corporate, De Facto, and Industry Standard. Corporate Standards are achieved when design elements are adopted company-wide. De Facto Standards often grow out of a Corporate Standard to act as a solution in a common industry (like using micro-USB in Android phones). Industry Standards are formal specifications produced by a body of participants assembled to narrow variations on a precise application. The purpose … [Read more...]
Samtec Releases New VITA Standards Webpages
As a connector company, Samtec is involved with a wide variety of different Industry Standards and Protocols that are constantly growing. From USB to PCI Express, Standards allow for our compliant interconnect solutions to be deployed in a diverse number of configurations and settings. One of the largest Standards families Samtec participates with is VSO, VITA Standards Organization, better known as just VITA. VITA members have worked together to define and develop key computer … [Read more...]
Samtec Rewrites the VITA 42 Story
Everyone loves a good book. From Shakespearean classics to more modern-day masterpieces, a solid story can leave a lasting impression. While the VITA family of standards isn't necessarily a book, it does have a rich history with a large impact. As we learned in a previous blog, standards are always progressing, and, in this case, so is VITA 42. What does that mean to the connector industry, and how has VITA 42 changed with Samtec? To get a solid grasp on these questions and more, let's … [Read more...]
Industry Standards and Samtec – What They Are and Why We Are Involved (Part 2)
As was discussed briefly in Part 1, Industry Standards play a big role at Samtec. In addition to offering technical credibility and innovation, many of the standards we work with drive our current and future product designs forward. Take, for example, the three aforementioned standards… PC/104™ As members of both the Technical Work Group & Marketing Group, Samtec has taken a large role in PC/104 over the years. As one of the oldest and most recognized Embedded … [Read more...]
Industry Standards and Samtec – What They Are and Why We Are Involved (Part 1)
Cadillac vs. Ford. Fast food vs. fine dining. 24k gold vs. 25₵ plastic. The difference between all of these things: standards. Standards are what define the choices we make each and every day as to what we will invest our time and money in. But what do standards, in this case, Industry Standards, have to do with a connector company, and why are they so important to us? What is a Standard? To understand why, we first need to define what a standard is. In the … [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...]