Custom instrumentation helps build models for more advanced RF amplifiers
High peak-to-average ratios inherent in 4G/5G modulation schemes are driving the circuitry controlling RF PAs to become more modeling-oriented.
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Millimeter-wave 5G research instrument hits 1GHz throughput
Nokia Siemens Networks has built an instrument able to handle bandwidths up 1GHz to investigate the use of milllimeter-band radio for 5G communications.
NI aims to bring design and production closer with chip-test plan
National Instruments plans to build an ecosystem around semiconductor test that could provide a missing link between the design process and production.
NI moves Spice to FPGA for faster simulations
National Instruments has developed a kernel for Spice analog simulations that can be downloaded for faster performance on the FPGAs inside CompactRIO hardware.
Cadence takes Voltus to transistor level
Cadence Design Systems has introduced a variant of Voltus that runs transistor-level simulations to check for electromigration and IR-drop problems.
Data and documentation focus for Orcad PCB additions
Cadence Design Systems has made three additions to its OrCAD line of PCB tools, largely aimed at data management and organization for projects.
Cadence brings FPGA prototyping and emulation into sync
Cadence Design Systems has developed an FPGA-based prototyping system that takes advantage of much closer alignment with its existing Palladium XP emulator to accelerate bring-up and support debugging across both platforms.
Cadence targets finFETs with RC extraction speedup
Cadence has launched a parasitic-extraction tool that takes better advantage of multiple computers and which has been certified for TSMC's 16nm finFET process.
Startup claims recipe for ultimate finFET
FinScale has developed a design and process recipe for a finFET structure that the company claims is easier to make but which provides better performance than existing approaches.
CEVA acquires RivieraWaves for low-power Bluetooth and WiFi IP
With an eye on the markets for wearables and the internet of things (IoT), digital signal processing specialist IP company CEVA has bought RivieraWaves, a France-based supplier of WiFi and Bluetooth cores, in a deal worth an expected $19m.