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The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance supports the European Commission’s European Electronic Communications Code

June 27, 2017

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) welcomes the European Commission’s proposed European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) and has suggested recommendations to ensure the Code’s spectrum provisions extend connectivity for Europe’s citizens now and in the future. The EECC is part of the European Commission’s plans for improved connectivity in Europe through Wi-Fi, 5G, and high-speed Gigabit broadband capable of supporting upcoming technologies and bandwidth-hungry applications. However, these applications require sufficient spectrum to function in the first instance.

PCI-SIG® Fast Tracks Evolution to 32GT/s with PCI Express 5.0 Architecture

June 7, 2017

PCI-SIG®, the organization responsible for the widely adopted PCI Express® (PCIe®) industry-standard input/output (I/O) technology, today announced 32GT/s as the next progression in speed for the PCIe 5.0 architecture, targeting high-performance applications such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, gaming, visual computing, storage and networking. Slated for completion in 2019, the specification development is well underway with Revision 0.3 already available to PCI-SIG member companies.

Synopsys’ Complete CCIX IP Solution Enables Cache Coherency for High-Performance Cloud Computing SoCs

June 6, 2017

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced immediate availability of its complete DesignWare® CCIX IP solution, consisting of controller, PHY and verification IP delivering data transfer speeds up to 25Gbps and supporting cache-coherency for high-performance cloud computing applications. The Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators (CCIX) standard allows accelerators and processors to access shared memory in a heterogeneous multi-processor system for significantly lower latency. In addition, CCIX leverages the PCI Express 4.0 line rates with extended speed modes to accelerate throughput up to 25Gbps for applications such as machine learning, network processing and storage off-load. The new DesignWare CCIX IP solution is built on Synopsys' silicon-proven PCI Express 4.0 architecture, which has been validated in over 1500 designs and shipped in billions of units, enabling designers to lower integration risk, while accelerating adoption of the new standard.

NSAM Joins 3D PDF Consortium as Technology Partner

May 31, 2017

3D PDF Consortium is pleased to announce its newest technology partner.

The Naval Shipbuilding and Advanced Manufacturing Center (NSAM) is a Navy ManTech Center of Excellence, chartered by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop advanced manufacturing technologies and deploy them in the U.S. defense industrial base. NSAM’s primary goal is to develop and fund projects that drive manufacturing improvements and ultimately reduce the cost and time required to build and sustain Navy surface ships, submarines and aircraft. Specific focus areas include model-based tools and approaches that improve producibility, network-centric manufacturing, intelligent systems, modeling and simulation.

Avnu Alliance Members Endorse TSN Market Value at Hannover Messe and Deterministic Ethernet Forum

May 23, 2017

Members of the Avnu Alliance, the industry consortium driving open, standards-based deterministic networking, actively endorsed Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) and advanced the TSN device roadmap at Hannover Messe from April 23 – 27, 2017 and Deterministic Ethernet Forum (DEF) from April 27 – 28, 2017. Members across the industrial and automotive markets participated in presentations and trainings, as well as product and testbed demonstrations at the events.

HDBaseT Alliance, Valens and Check Point Join Forces to Provide Superior Automotive Cyber Security

April 27, 2017

HDBaseT Automotive is poised to become the first industry standard with built-in cyber security for in-vehicle connectivity. Today, the HDBaseT Alliance, the cross-industry group tasked with promoting and advancing HDBaseT technology, is announcing the establishment of a Cyber Security Working Group, with the participation of Check Point, Argus and Valens. The Working Group will define the necessary specifications for a more secure connected car.

Ethernet Alliance Heralds Next Ethernet Era with OFC 2017 Demo

March 14, 2017

The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today unveiled details of its live, interactive OFC 2017 demo. Featuring one of the largest numbers of participating member companies ever, the Ethernet Alliance’s interoperability demo emphasizes the full spectrum of Ethernet speeds from 1 Gigabit (1G) to 400 Gigabit (400G) and features a live 400G demo interconnecting to four discrete member booths. The Ethernet Alliance can be found in booth 3709 on the OFC 2017 expo floor, March 21 –23, 2017, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Calif.

AirFuel Alliance Expands with New Members, Devices, and Infrastructure Solutions

March 1, 2017

The AirFuel™ Alliance is welcoming 10 new members to its growing ranks, including consumer electronics manufacturers Huawei and Bose, and celebrating the launch of several new AirFuel-enabled wireless charging products and solutions. This growth in membership and commercialized products and solutions supports the continuing, widespread adoption of AirFuel’s standards and the continued market momentum for a range of wireless charging technologies including inductive, resonant and RF.

GreenPeace Report Shows Need for Greater Transparency and Collaboration to Improve Data Center Sustainability

March 1, 2017

Greater transparency in energy sustainable practice among data industry players will help improve collaboration to tackle rising carbon emissions seen in the industry. In Greenpeace’s 2017 green IT report, ‘Clicking Clean: Who is winning the race to build a green internet?’, many hyperscalers scored highly in the report for its adoption and initiatives on renewable energy, but other players in the industry were urged to improve advocacy and transparency, and to work more collaboratively.

The State of MPEG-DASH 2017

February 22, 2017

In 2016, the video industry saw the influence of MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) growing for many converging reasons. With the accelerated demotion of Silverlight and Flash plug-ins in browsers, only HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) and DASH are surviving in the adaptive bitrate (ABR) format landscape where Media Source Extensions (MSEs) increase their dominance. In the U.S., HLS is clearly taking the lead, at least until the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) version of DASH gets in the game as a rationalization factor between broadcast and over-the-top (OTT). In Europe, however, DASH is already strong. It has grabbed the attention of most broadcasters, pure OTT players, and streaming service providers looking at future-proofing their ABR format strategy, supporting 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) delivery scenarios and premium services.