Archives: Chalk Talks

High Speed Cable Product Technology

Today’s multi-gigabit high speed serial connections demand a new generation of cables and connectors. With PAM4 and speeds reaching 56 and 112 Gbps, older technology cannot deliver the signal integrity you need. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Brian Niehoff from Samtec about keeping those eyes wide open with … Read More →

High Accuracy Temperature Sensors — Texas Instruments and Mouser Electronics

Many applications require industrial-grade, high-accuracy temperature sensors. But, choosing the correct sensor for your industrial design can be a challenge. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Punya Prakesh of Texas Instruments about the challenges of high-accuracy sensors, the factors to consider when designing with them, and how to choose the … Read More →

Electric Vehicles — Bourns and Mouser Electronics

The electric car revolution is here. But if we are going to keep pace with the global regulations set into place into the next couple of years, we need to start starting talking about battery management systems, voltage isolation, and a whole lot more. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with … Read More →

BlueNRG-Tile — STMicroelectronics and Mouser

When doing IoT designs, there is no reason to reinvent the wheel. STMicroelectronics has a sensor development kit based on their BlueNRG-2 Bluetooth low-energy SoC that makes IoT design a snap. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Francesco Doddo of STMicroelectronics about the BlueNRG-2 development kit. Click here for … Read More →

Next Generation Applications for On-Board Optics

When copper connections just don’t cut it – because of speed, reliability, or EMI constraints, optical connectivity provides the stable, secure, fast link your design needs. But many designers are not fluent in the world of optics. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Matthew Burns of Samtec about how to … Read More →

Accelerating Physical Verification Productivity

Physical verification can take an enormous amount of time, and catching errors early in the process is the best way to avoid costly and time-consuming iterations. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Christen Decoin of Synopsys about accelerating physical design productivity with tools and methods that can help catch … Read More →

Enabling Next-Gen System Design: Samtec High-Speed Backplane Systems

Is your backplane getting a little long in the tooth? If you’ve been upgrading your interfaces to today’s super-high-speed standards, your backplane technology is probably getting left behind. You need to consider a high-speed, high-density, future-proofed backplane solution that can keep up with the demands of your system. In this episode of Chalk … Read More →

Sliding Power from TE Connectivity — TE Connectivity and Mouser Electronics

Power connections present a major problem for hot swapping drawers in racks. Fortunately, there are new sliding power solutions that keep your gear smoothly powered up through those drawer pulls. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Brian Costello from TE Connectivity about the latest sliding power solutions. Click here … Read More →

Transitioning to 5G — KEMET and Mouser Electronics

The transition to 5G is challenging just about every element of our system designs. Most of us spend a lot of energy worrying about high data rates, signal integrity, and RF challenges, but it’s easy to forget that the impacts of 5G extend to things like passives as well. In this episode of … Read More →

Introduction to ESD Protection for High-Speed Data Line Interfaces — Mouser Electronics and Toshiba

ESD protection for circuits with high-speed data line interfaces can be tricky. Fine-pitch connectors like USB Type-C provide a vulnerability to the system that demands lower-capacitance ESD protection diodes. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Hensen Teong from Toshiba about the latest strategies and technologies for ESD protection of … Read More →