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Intel Outfits New Xeon Processors, Networking, and GPUs for Agentic AI

Intel Outfits New Xeon Processors, Networking, and GPUs for Agentic AI

At Computex, Intel described the CPU as the control plane for agentic workloads, pairing new processors and network controllers with fresh details on its inference GPU.


News Jun 05, 2026 by Luke James
SiTime Reveals MEMS Timing Device for AI Data Center GPU Optimization

SiTime Reveals MEMS Timing Device for AI Data Center GPU Optimization

The MEMS-based oscillator delivers less than 1 nanosecond of time synchronization accuracy for AI clusters.


News May 11, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Allegro Targets Noise and Heat With SiC Gate Drivers, Sensors

Allegro Targets Noise and Heat With SiC Gate Drivers, Sensors

The silicon carbide gate drivers and an ultra-low-loss isolated current sensor can improve efficiency and power density in high-voltage systems.


News Jan 23, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Infineon Unveils 12 kW PSU Reference Design for AI Data Centers

Infineon Unveils 12 kW PSU Reference Design for AI Data Centers

The design features wide bandgap semiconductors in a full-bridge LLC with planar magnetics.


News Oct 17, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Siglent Adds to Digital Oscilloscope Line with New 8 GHz Model

Siglent Adds to Digital Oscilloscope Line with New 8 GHz Model

The new 8 GHz SDS7000A/AP oscilloscopes feature up to 8 GHz bandwidth and up to 20 GSa/s sampling rate per channel, and 2.5G/5G/10GBase-T Ethernet compliance testing.


News Jul 22, 2025 by Duane Benson
SiTime Unveils Software for Data Center and Network Time Synchronization

SiTime Unveils Software for Data Center and Network Time Synchronization

Announced today, the new software works with SiTime hardware to create the most accurate and reliable data center, networking, and communications timing system.


News Jun 30, 2025 by Duane Benson
Qorvo Intros Power Doublers Aimed at DOCSIS 4.0 Cable Networks

Qorvo Intros Power Doublers Aimed at DOCSIS 4.0 Cable Networks

The new power modules offer high output and flexible power options for scalable DOCSIS 4.0 HFC upgrades.


News Jun 16, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Unveiled today, the new timing chips from Mixed-Signal Devices offer 2 GHz performance and use scalable CMOS to overcome the limits of analog alternatives.


News Jun 03, 2025 by Jeff Child
Targeting AI Workloads, Broadcom Reveals ‘World’s First 102.4 Tbps Switch’

Targeting AI Workloads, Broadcom Reveals ‘World’s First 102.4 Tbps Switch’

Announced today, the high-performance switch IC enables scale-up and scale-out for AI networks and supports co-packaged optics.


News Jun 03, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Radia Perlman: The Engineer Who Made Networks Work

Radia Perlman: The Engineer Who Made Networks Work

Perlman revolutionized both internet routing and Ethernet, transforming the latter from a few hundred nodes in a single building into large networks with thousands of computers.


News Mar 24, 2025 by Luke James
AMD Shakes Up Chip Architecture In New Server-Grade Embedded Processors

AMD Shakes Up Chip Architecture In New Server-Grade Embedded Processors

Unveiled today at Embedded World, Cisco and IBM have already adopted the CPUs with their “Zen 5” architecture, which offers server-grade performance and efficiency.


News Mar 12, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Industry Weighs in With 2025 Forecasts—Part 1: General Predictions

Industry Weighs in With 2025 Forecasts—Part 1: General Predictions

On this New Years Day, we share 2025 predictions from leading companies in our industry.


News Jan 01, 2025 by Jeff Child
Synopsys Unveils ‘Industry’s First’ Ultra Ethernet and UALink IP

Synopsys Unveils ‘Industry’s First’ Ultra Ethernet and UALink IP

Unveiled today, Synopsys' two new IP solutions allow up to a million nodes, each with 1,024 accelerators.


News Dec 11, 2024 by Duane Benson
Japan’s NTT-Docomo Uses Quantum Computing to Optimize Cell Networks

Japan’s NTT-Docomo Uses Quantum Computing to Optimize Cell Networks

Japan’s leading telecommunications company has partnered with quantum computing company D-Wave to use D-Wave’s equipment for network operational improvement.


News Aug 26, 2024 by Duane Benson
Microchip and Acacia Team Up To Optimize Terabit-Scale Data Center Links

Microchip and Acacia Team Up To Optimize Terabit-Scale Data Center Links

The two have joined forces to craft a fourth generation, terabit-scale Cloud/Data Center Interconnect (DCI) and metro transport network solution based on Microchip’s PHY and Acacia’s module.


News Aug 22, 2024 by Mike Falter
Microchip Unveils Trio of Ethernet PHY Transceivers Reaching 40 m

Microchip Unveils Trio of Ethernet PHY Transceivers Reaching 40 m

The new transceivers aim to extend cable lengths while maintaining compliance with industry standards.


News Aug 20, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Synopsys Claims Industry’s First PCI Express 7.0 IP Set

Synopsys Claims Industry’s First PCI Express 7.0 IP Set

Armed with key functions available in separate blocks, designers can get a headstart on PCIe Gen 7 with Synopsys’s newest IP.


News Jun 11, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Broadcom Claims First 5 nm Ethernet Adapter for AI Networking

Broadcom Claims First 5 nm Ethernet Adapter for AI Networking

To handle modern data loads, Broadcom has leveraged the 5-nm process node in its new Ethernet NIC to improve efficiency without sacrificing performance.


News May 27, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Across Two Embedded World Halls, NeoCortec Demos Sensor-to-Cloud Network

Across Two Embedded World Halls, NeoCortec Demos Sensor-to-Cloud Network

NeoCortec extended its exhibition outside of its Embedded World booth by installing wireless mesh network nodes across two halls.


News Apr 18, 2024 by Duane Benson
Synopsys Supports AI-Bogged Data Centers With First 1.6T Ethernet IP

Synopsys Supports AI-Bogged Data Centers With First 1.6T Ethernet IP

Ahead of the IEEE 1.6 TbE standard, Synopsys has developed a complete 1.6 T solution that includes multi-rate, multi-channel 1.6 T Ethernet MAC and PCS controllers, 224-G Ethernet PHY IP, and verification IP.


News Mar 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz