When researching women in electronics for a previous blog, I had way too much material to share. So here is a follow-on post that offers a summary of some interesting women in electronics, particularly in areas like mechanical engineering and computer science. As I’ve said before, this is not an attempt at a thorough list, so please, add comments with women whom you would like to acknowledge! Katherine Burr Blodgett, PhD Blodgett was the first woman awarded a doctorate in physics from … [Read more...]
Famous Women in Electronics
Researching famous women in electronics led me in many directions and specialties, like mechanical engineering and computer science, and would easily turn this rather ambitious blog post into a book! For this piece, I focus on three women who excelled in the field of electrical engineering. In a later post, I will give a nod to some of the other incredible women in related fields that I discovered along the way. I by no means promise an exhaustive list, so please, add comments with women whom … [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...]
Board Stacking Connectors: The Industry’s Largest Variety and Most Design Flexibility
In recent months, the Samtec blog has updated you on our new 224 Gbps PAM4 high-speed cable system, a new CXL over fiber solution, mid-board optical and cable systems that boast the industry’s leading miniature footprint, and carrying analog, digital, and power in one connector, among many others. So what bleeding-edge technology are we going to introduce with great fanfare to kick off the new year? Two-piece, pin and socket board stacking connectors, of course! I understand if you don’t … [Read more...]
Living On The Edge Rate
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...]
PCIe 6.0 Data Routed From New Chip-Adjacent Connector To Front Panel
PCIe 6.0, optics, 112 Gbps PAM4, linear direct drives, PCIe over fiber. Samtec displayed a variety of live product demonstrations - both optical and copper - at OFC 2023. Two demos, both in tandem with our partner Cadence, received much attention. Both demonstrated cutting-edge data rates, one at 112 Gbps PAM4, and the other is 64 GT/s, PCIe 6.0 data rates. And both show excellent signal integrity performance from our Samtec Flyover® High-Speed cable systems. This blog and video … [Read more...]