EDA needs to work on the back end, says Qualcomm
It’s the back-end that needs work as system-level considerations begin to dominate design, Qualcomm’s vice president of engineering said at DAC.
5G
Mentor aims to grow emulation with lower gate-count hardware
Strato emulator family adds modular boxes that can build from 640K and 1.25B gate-counts for automotive, mil/aero markets and 'digital twin' strategies.
Neural networks and vector processors deployed by Ceva for 5G handsets
Ceva has decided to include neural network, vector processing and customized instruction sets in an IP platform for 5G NR terminals.
Ceva DSP multiplies execution units for MIMO 5G
Ceva's latest iteration of its XC architecture aims at the intensive DSP required for 5G basestations.
Xilinx to bring analog conversion onto finFET FPGAs
Xilinx plans to add high-speed analog interfaces to its upcoming FPGAs to better support high-density 5G basestation designs.
Achronix moves into embedded FPGA
Achronix has decided to offer the FPGA technology it has developed as a set of embeddable cores.
ARM, Ceva aim at multi-carrier modems
ARM and Ceva have both aimed at the need for to juggle control code and DSP in the upcoming LTE-Advanced and 5G with their latest processor core architectures.
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.
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.
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