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Ansys announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to develop next-generation simulation solutions powered by accelerated computing and generative AI.

Semiconductor device revenue for mobile & consumer reached $296 billion in 2023, following a -15% year-on-year-setback.

Phase-locked loops (PLL) are used extensively throughout modern electronic systems. In data communication systems, PLLs are used in transmitter clock multipliers and receiver clock recovery circuits. A key performance factor for the PLL is how they manage jitter. A critical PLL metric is the jitter transfer function which is based on the PLL loop bandwidth. There are several measurement methods that can be used to characterize PLL loop bandwidth and jitter transfer. When operating on digital data signals, PLL bandwidth can vary with the data pattern. In this article, Greg Le Cheminant, Keysight Technologies, focuses on test methods that allow operation on data rather than only clock signals provide very high precision and useful insights into PLL behavior.

Rohde & Schwarz has announced details for the one-day U.K. seminar of its Demystifying EMC European tour, to be held at the Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue, Hinckley Island, Leicestershire, on 21 March 2024.

ZTE Corporation has announced a successful verification of the longest terrestrial long-haul transmission over 2000 km based on commercial 800G pluggable coherent modules and single carrier architecture without regeneration in collaboration with Turkcell.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that the RFPro EM simulation software is now certified by Intel Foundry for design engineers targeting Intel 18A process technology.

Spirent Communications plc has released its fifth annual 5G outlook report, based on analysis and takeaways from over 500 new global 5G engagements in 2023.

Recogni, Inc. announced the closing of $102 million in Series C funding, co-led by Celesta Capital and GreatPoint Ventures.

The White House touted the U.S. government's plan to spend $11 billion on semiconductor-related research and development and said it was launching the $5 billion National Semiconductor Technology Center.

Within the PCB industry, FR-4 materials have long been accepted as “standard” materials. However, their use was not specific to the types of board being designed. For today’s high-speed, high-frequency designs, careful engineering and material selection relative to the resin systems and glass weave styles needed will ensure that a product will work as specified, as designed, and as manufactured. In addition, the finish of the copper used in the signal and power layers also needs to be controlled in order to ensure that loss goals are met.