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The PCI-SIG® recently released Revision 3.0 of the PCIe base specification. Many changes in the physical-layer specification are related to ensuring proper bit transmission at 8 GT/s over inexpensive PC boards. Receiver tests are normative now; in previous versions of the standard, these tests were merely informative. Devices operating...

The CIS telecommunications market is recovering after the crisis period. In euro terms, the market closed 2010 with double-digit growth, chiefly due to the improvement of macroeconomic indicators and the gradual strengthening of local currencies. This year, the market is also expected to increase fuelled by further development of...

Design and test engineers are under pressure to get products to market faster, with shorter design schedules and yet higher quality goals. In addition, they must differentiate their products in the marketplace by offering unique capabilities, which necessitates expanded test functionality during development. The Agilent 81160A pulse function arbitrary...

AWR® Corp. 's John Dunn and Vladimir Veremey, AWR Senior Engineers, will present a paper titled "Estimating Q of Spiral Inductors Using EM Simulator" on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 beginning at 2:50 p.m. during DesignCon 2011 in Santa Clara, CA. Participants will learn how increase efficiency and accuracy of...

In a move to employ social media to assist career development within the engineering community, Rogers Corp. has launched a social media program engaging online communities such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. The social media presences are linked to the new Rogers Corp. US Careers Center page at...

UBM Electronics, a UBM company and the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, announced that this year's four-day conference will host 268 speakers delivering 14 tracks and more than 125 sessions focused on the toughest design challenges faced by engineers, including...

Impinj has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Alien Technology and NXP Semiconductor claimed the second and third spots in the company’s new evaluation of worldwide Passive UHF (ISO 18000-6C/Gen 2) RFID Transponder IC vendors. The Vendor Matrix is an analytical...

Surging sales of netbooks, media tablets and other “always connected” consumer and industrial electronics products mean equally robust performance in markets for wireless connectivity ICs. ABI Research expects that when the final numbers for 2010 are gathered, shipments of wireless connectivity chipsets will reach a total of approximately two...

Focus Microwaves Corp. , a device characterization solutions provider, announced several multi-national Tier 1 foundries and RFIC ODMs have placed orders for advanced noise characterization systems based on Focus NPEx 2.0, the world’s most advanced noise characterization toolset, and Agilent Technologies’ PNA-X network analyzer. Building on breakthrough technology in...

Raytheon Co. plans to open a Public Safety Regional Technology Center in Los Angeles County this summer and is in the final stages of selecting a specific location with about 25,000 square feet of space. The Raytheon Public Safety RTC will serve as the focus of the company's civil...