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SiTime Targets Data Centers and Network Gear With MEMS OXCO Family

Armed with specifications well suited to data center and network infrastructure needs, these new MEMS-based oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OXCOs) ensure robust precision timing.

September 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz

AI Networking Chip Startup, Enfabrica, Receives $125 Million in Series B Funding

With Nvidia now added to its list of strategic investors, Enfabrica has opened pre-orders on systems using its AI era fabric switch IC

September 15, 2023 by Duane Benson

Choosing a PoE Standard for Designs: PoE, PoE+, and PoE++

Power over Ethernet standards come with important distinctions for designers to consider when unifying power and connectivity.

July 24, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Rambus Serves up Quantum-safe IP Solutions To Fend off Attacks

The new Root of Trust IP from Rambus offers post-quantum cryptography hardware solutions.

July 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Photonic Chip Design Rethink Could Cut Data Center Energy Use

Leveraging novel photonic circuit designs, researchers hope to lower electricity consumption in data centers.

June 02, 2023 by Kristijan Nelkovski

Vehicle Networking Startup Ethernovia Secures $64 Million Funding

As validation of its technology, Ethernovia recently raised a large sum in its A-round financing.

May 26, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Ethernet Turns 50 Today: A Day to Review the Feats of Robert Metcalfe, Co-Inventor of Ethernet

50 years ago today, on May 22, 1973, Robert Metcalfe wrote a memo to management at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center explaining how Ethernet could work.

May 22, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois

Startup Enfabrica’s Accelerated Compute Fabric Addresses AI/ML in the Cloud

The networking silicon and software company emerged from stealth mode today at the inaugural MemCon, where it is introducing new Accelerated Compute Fabric (ACF) devices with the goal of addressing interface bottlenecks and scalability challenges in AI computing.

March 28, 2023 by Dale Wilson

Fabless FPGA/eFPGA Players Ramp up Their Innovations—a Roundup

With products built on some of the most advanced semiconductor fab processes—like TSMC’s 7 nm node—fabless FPGA/eFPGA providers are rolling out new updated open-source tools, new devices, and new IP.

February 08, 2023 by Jeff Child

The Sun Has Officially Set on 3G: A Look Back at Its Origin and Impact

On Dec. 31, 2022, Verizon was the last major U.S. carrier to disconnect customers still using 3G. Here's a look back on the network that offset the mobile revolution.

January 09, 2023 by Lianne Frith

From RISC-V to 3D NAND Technology—Looking Back at the Trends of 2022

Catch up on some of the technology and industry trends we’ve noticed from 2022.

December 31, 2022 by Kimber Wymore

Editor’s Choice: Wrapping Up 2022 With Our Top 10 Technical Articles

As 2022 comes to an end, we wanted to share All About Circuits’ most memorable technical articles of the year.

December 30, 2022 by Kimber Wymore

Solutions Disclosed at RISC-V Summit: Security, Verification, and More

At this year’s RISC-V Summit, stakeholders rolled out solutions revolving around verification, security, and software-defined SoCs.

December 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Wi-Fi 7 en Route: Qualcomm Unveils Wi-Fi 7 Immersive Home Platforms

The new platform will use Qualcomm’s multi-link mesh technology to lower latency and increase throughput.

December 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz

New Network Protocol Zenoh Slashes the Energy Required to Send Data

Identifying a major flaw in communication technology, ZettaScale has created Zenoh, a flexible protocol built with a focus on data and efficiency.

November 29, 2022 by Aaron Carman

Qualcomm and Vodafone Team for Next-gen 5G O-RAN Effort

The two companies will continue to collaborate on efforts to expand 5G Open Radio Access Network (RAN) across Europe.

November 04, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois

IMEC Aims to Strengthen Next-gen Optical Networks With TIA Chip

With their transimpedance amplifier (TIA) chip, IMEC researchers offer a key technology for ensuring high reliability in 100G passive optical networks (PONs).

September 29, 2022 by Jake Hertz