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Samtec

Samtec is a privately owned connector company founded in 1976 and headquartered in New Albany, Indiana, offering interconnect solutions from silicon to silicon.

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Overview

Samtec is a privately owned connector company founded in 1976 and headquartered in New Albany, IN. It describes itself as more than just another connector company, emphasizing people first, exceptional service, quality products, and innovative technologies enabled by a fully integrated business model. The company serves well-known tech giants, small start-ups, universities and everyone in between, with 40+ global locations and 14+ global plants. Its product solution blocks cover Silicon-to-Silicon™ high-speed board-to-board, high-speed cable, optics, RF, core board-to-board, rugged/power, and flexible stacking, with high-speed performance to 56 Gbps NRZ/112 Gbps PAM4.

History

Samtec was founded in 1976. It is headquartered in New Albany, IN, and operates 40+ global locations and 14+ global plants. The company is privately owned and serves well-known tech giants, small start-ups, universities and everyone in between. It has received awards including being ranked #1 by Bishop & Associates in the US in 2021 for the 18th time and in Europe in 2023, a Rohde & Schwartz Top Supplier Award in 2021 and 2020, a SpaceX Supplier Appreciation Award in 2020, a Fujitsu Supplier Appreciation Award in 2020, a Sager Supplier Excellence Award in 2020, and recognition as a Fortune Top 15 Best US Workplace in Manufacturing and Production in 2016.

Products and positioning

More than just another connector company, focused on people first, exceptional service, quality products, and innovative technologies enabled by a fully integrated business model.

  • Silicon-to-Silicon™

    High speed connectors, mezzanine systems with integral ground planes, high-density arrays, backplane interconnects, rugged signal integrity optimized Edge Rate® systems and high-speed performance to 56 Gbps NRZ/112 Gbps PAM4.

  • High-Speed Cable Solutions

    Flyover® architecture, design flexibility and customization, as well as R&D/manufacturing with industry leading support.

  • RF Solutionator®

    A cable builder tool structured the way RF teams find solutions, enabling users to go from initial search to 'Add to Cart' in under a minute.

  • Rugged/Power Solutions

    Ultra rugged systems, flexible power interconnects and rugged contact systems with unmatched service and support.

  • Discrete Wire Systems

    Thousands of standard cable assembly options and the flexibility to develop custom solutions for unique design challenges.

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