Xilinx demos 112G PAM4 for optical networks

Xilinx is demo-ing  112G PAM4 electrical signaling technology for optical networks and adding 58G PAM4 transceivers to its 16nm Virtex UltraScale+ portfolio. The  transition to 58G and 112G transceivers is a step towards 400G and 800G+ data rates on the same existing footprint. Xilinx is demonstrating full-duplex 112G PAM4 signaling on a single lane.  112Gb/s ...

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Fab spending to grow 9% this year and 5% next

Fab equipment spending will increase 9% this year  and 5% in 2019 to record a fourth consecutive year of growth, says SEMI.   China is expected to be the main driver of fab equipment spending growth in 2018 and 2019 absent a major change in its plans. The industry had not seen three consecutive years ...

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Trump bans Broadcom bid

President Trump has issued an executive order  blocking Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm. The order cannot be appealed. In a highly unusual move the President ordered Broadcom to abandon its $130 billion bid for for the San Diego wireless giant. Yesterday Broadcom said it would become a US domiciled company on April 3rd – two days before ...

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