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.
GlobalFoundries licenses atomistic TCAD simulator toolchain
Foundry licenses atomistic TCAD simulator to better understand key aspects of advanced process nodes.
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.
Mentor’s latest for Xpedition PCB upgrades the ante in data transfer
New data transfer standard challenges IPC-2581 and extends Mentor's own ODB++.
Real Intent puts the accent on debug with new Ascent IIV release
More than 20 new features and improvements are added to the static functional tool.
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.