Bridging The Gaps Between RF And High-Speed Digital Connector Technology

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Bridging The Gaps Between RF And High-Speed Digital Connector Technology

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August 14, 2024 at 11:51:32 AM

With Guest Steve McGeary

In today’s episode we have a conversation with Steve McGeary of Samtec. He talks about technology drivers that have caused the lines between HS Digital and RF/MW to blur. Over the past 5-10 years this has driven Samtec into the RF/MW connector technologies to meet the demands of increasingly complex systems design

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Episode highlights Introduction and technical background of Steve McGeary, RF Business Development and Product Management at Samtec. Learn about internal engineering and manufacturing capabilities in the RF/MW division RF/MW A busy RF/MW roadmap and custom capabilities and what’s driving it Mil/Aero case study on a custom condensed connector project in a gang-block configuration and the solution in enabled Definition of a gang block What is Samtec highlighting at IMS specifically RF/MW technology Traditional mil/aero drivers and the exponential growth in commercial market and the challenges it creates for engineers. Steve discusses cross-pollination of HS Digital and RF teams inside and outside of Samtec Identifying reliable sources of technical training and information to bridge the gap between the two disciplines. Products to be displayed at the Samtec booth at IMS next week.