DesignCon 2024 recently highighted the ongoing trend for sending high-speed data over twinax cable assmblies. As AI/ML, HPC, data center and computing system architectures evolve, twinax cable assmeblies can be found in ASIC adjacent or near chip applications as well as solutions routing front-panel to front-panel. PCI Express® technology also is playing a key role in GPU-to-GPU communications as AI clusters become larger and disaggregated. Connecting GPU-based AI systems does and will … [Read more...]
Samtec and Molex Collaborate on Next-Generation Twinax Data Center Solutions
Two global leaders in the design and manufacture of interconnects for high-performance electronic products today announced a Licensed Source Agreement (LSA) which brings together innovations that provide a new generation of solutions to meet the evolving needs of 56G and 112G data speeds. Samtec and Molex are the only suppliers licensed to offer the Samtec Twinax Flyover™ and Molex BiPass™ solutions. The combined solutions answer the needs of the growing number of high-speed applications … [Read more...]
Samtec Launches New Twinax FlyOver ChalkTalk
What have you done for me lately? No doubt all employees have at least mentally heard those words from their employers. "Here is the latest on the widget project," said everyone to their boss. Designers and engineers especially hear that question. The constant expectation for endless improvement and innovations remains a part of everyday life for engineers. Electrical engineers, signal integrity specialists, and PCB designers face a unique challenge. As bandwidth … [Read more...]
Samtec – A Custom Cable Assembly Solution Provider?
"Cable assemblies!" What usually enters someone's head when they hear that phrase? Ethernet patch cable assemblies? Standard video cables assemblies like HDMI, DVI, miniDP or even VGA that link a laptop or tablet to an LCD Projector or wall-mount TV? Probably. In the world of high-speed cable assemblies, Samtec has found a unique nitch for itself. While most Samtec competitors focus on industry-standard or high-volume application-specific cable assemblies, Samtec focuses on … [Read more...]
FireFly™ Finds a Home in PCIe Expansion Cards
PCI Express continues to grow as the de facto I/O expansion bus in a number of embedded computing applications. The flexibility of the PCIe interface and the data rates it supports have spawned a number of standard PCB form factors adopted in many different applications. A common functionality added to many PCIe form factor expansion cards is optical networking. While industry standard active optical cables target typical datacom and telecom applications, a variety of high-speed I/O … [Read more...]
A Look Inside Samtec’s High Speed Cable Tech Center
Check out the new Samtec Cable Group Tech Center video. It’s an overview of the Samtec Cable Group, our R&D and manufacturing Technology Center focusing on precision extruded micro coax and twinax cable used for high speed / high density cable assemblies, including 26-38 AWG, 50/75/85/100 ohm impedance, and systems rated at 28+ Gbps. Cable Options Samtec Cable Group offers a variety of center conductor, dielectric, shielding, and jacket options. Center conductor options include … [Read more...]