November 2021
TOP STORIES
HSIO Loopback Turns Challenges into Opportunities for Test at 112 Gbps
For both PCIe and Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) signals are getting mighty small. With PCIe 5 reaching 32 Gbps (NRZ at 32 GBaud) and 802.3 reaching 112 Gbps (PAM4 at 56 GBaud), typical eye-mask limits are shrinking. Consequently, test requirements for high-speed I/O (HSIO) test are becoming daunting. Read More.
Automotive Keyless Entry SoC Test Methodologies and Techniques
Passive Entry Passive Start (PEPS) technology has become standard in the automotive market for keyless operation. A secure wireless communication system, PEPS enables to lock and unlock the vehicle, start and stop the vehicle without physically using the key. Read More.
GO POLL
The widespread shortage of semiconductors that began in late 2020 highlighted how indispensable these specialized devices are in today’s economy. A global integrated supply chain that relies on free trade to move materials equipment, IP and products around the world, is now being impacted by geopolitical friction coupled with supply disruptions resulting from the pandemic.
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
Q&A Advantest Cloud Solutions Ecosystem
Earlier this year, our Q&A feature took a high-level look at Advantest’s cloud strategy and its role in helping to drive Advantest’s Grand Design. For this issue, we spoke once again with Keith Schaub, Vice President of Technology and Strategy, to drill down a bit more into the specifics of the Advantest Cloud Solutions (ACS) ecosystem. Read More.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
New TAS74000TS Measurement Solution Enables Materials Characterization for Beyond 5G
Advantest introduced a high frequency resolution option for its TAS7400TS terahertz optical sampling analysis system. It features excellent cost performance and ease of operation, and a new option that provides a groundbreaking measurement method for high-frequency characteristic evaluation of radio wave absorbers and base materials, which are indispensable for Beyond 5G / 6G next-generation communications technology and for the millimeter-wave radar technology used in ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems). Read More.
FEATURED EVENTS
First-Ever Virtual VOICE 2021 Developer Conference Receives Record-High Global Attendance
After being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Advantest held its 15th annual VOICE 2021 Developer Conference as an all-virtual event on June 21-23. The 3-day event attracted a record-setting 320 international attendees, with over half representing Advantest customers and partners. The 2021 conference drew participants from 53 unique companies hailing from 11 countries, including 20 new companies that had not previously experienced Advantest’s Developer Conference. Read More.
FEATURED STORY
Hadatomo™ Z Photoacoustic Microscope
Advantest’s Hadatomo™ Z photoacoustic microscope received a Laser Industry Encouragement Award at the 13th Industry Awards sponsored by the Laser Society of Japan. Read More.
ADVANTEST IN THE NEWS
- Advantest Acquires R&D Altanova
- Integrated Annual Report 2021 now Available
- Advantest Issues Call for Papers for VOICE 2022 Developer Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Advantest Announces TAS7400TS High Frequency Resolution Option New Measurement Solution Enables Materials Characterization for Beyond 5G
- New Solution for Dynamic Parametric Test is First Integrated Product from Advantest and PDF Solutions Partnership
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEMICON Europa
Munchen, Germany, November 16-19, 2021
https://www.semiconeuropa.org/
Taiwan Int’l Semi Executive Summit
Taipei, Taiwan, December 6-7, 2021
https://www.taiwansemiconsummit.com/
SEMICON West Test Vision Symposium
San Francisco, CA, December 7-9, 2021
https://www.semiconwest.org/
SEMICON Japan
Tokyo, Japan, December 15-17, 2021
https://www.semiconjapan.org/en
SEMICON Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan, December 28-30, 2021
https://www.semicontaiwan.org/
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