Designing a new product is often an exercise in priorities, carefully balancing a range of capabilities to obtain the best overall result.
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Data scientists, AI system architects, IC designers, optical engineers, interconnect providers like Samtec, and other solutions providers, are rethinking system topologies.
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Mill-Max has announced the release of its number 36 contact, a unique contact designed to accept a wide range of lead sizes, while providing low insertion force and high current carrying capacity.
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Mill-Max has announced additions to its organic fibre plug receptacle line, covering a wide range of lead sizes and offering early engagement/dual entry capability.
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Fischer Connectors is expanding its platform capabilities to meet the most demanding connectivity requirements for high-speed data transfer using the USB 3.2 Gen 2 protocol up to 10 Gbit/s.
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Samtec’s NovaRay cable assemblies combine performance and extreme density by using 40% less space than traditional arrays.
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These connectors compression mount to the printed circuit board instead of requiring solder, which results in increased signal integrity performance.
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In the world of AI, the CPU continues to provide the processing power for the overall system, whilst accelerators, often GPUs, are the specialist hardware providing the dedicated computational power to crunch through the large models being used by the latest AI systems.
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Mill-Max has expanded its 0,05-inch (1,27 mm) pitch spring-loaded connectors, which are now available with either pointed or flat tip plungers.
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Adapting existing technology for RF applications, required the development of specific PCB stack ups and launch optimisations to achieve the differential crosstalk and return loss performance needed for frequencies up to 8 GHz.
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Samtec’s Nitrowave is a new, high-performance cable technology that is phase and amplitude stable, and has improved stability with flexure over time.
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This article aims to provide a few design tips from a connector company veteran that are practical and commonsensical, and will hopefully help in the selection of the right connector set for a particular applications.
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