80 PCB007 MAGAZINE I DECEMBER 2021
Siemens Reconfirms Commitment to
Shipbuilding 4.0 with CESENA Opening E
Siemens has inaugurated the Center of Excel-
lence of the Naval Sector (CESENA) in Fer-
rol, Spain, where state-of-the-art facilities
are equipped with the latest technologies
to improve all phases of the ship design and
construction process with the aim of trans-
forming the entire value chain of the ship-
building industry and boosting its competi-
tiveness.
Empower Semiconductor Signs
Global Distribution Agreement
with Mouser Electronics E
Empower Semiconductor, Inc. announces a
new global distribution agreement with Mouser
Electronics Inc., the authorized global distrib-
utor with the newest semiconductors and elec-
tronic components.
IDC FutureScape: Top 10 Predictions for
the Future of Digital Infrastructure E
International Data Corporation's (IDC) top 10
predictions for the Future of Digital Infrastruc-
ture point to a digital infrastructure strategy
that addresses resiliency and trust; data-driven
operational complexity; and business out-
comes-driven sourcing and autonomous oper-
ations.
Study: Semiconductor Supply Chain
Remains Vulnerable Without Federal
Investment E
A new study about the current state of
advanced packaging in the semiconductor
value chain finds that urgent action is required
to strengthen domestic packaging ecosystem
to meet increased production of semiconduc-
tor chips, without which the semiconductor
supply chain is likely to remain weak and vul-
nerable.
JMA Wireless, Kyocera to Accelerate
5G Deployment Across Japan E
JMA Wireless ( JMA) and Kyocera Corpora-
tion (Kyocera) announced an agreement to
jointly develop a 5G millimeter-wave back-
haul system. Leveraging Kyocera's wireless
base station technology and JMA's XRAN—
the only 100% soware-based open-RAN
(O-RAN) solution on the market—this first-
of-its-kind system will accelerate 5G network
deployment across Japan.
Qualcomm Collaborates with
NEC to Develop 5G Open and
Virtualized Solutions E
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and NEC Cor-
poration announced a strategic collaboration
in which they are partnering on the develop-
ment of a 5G open and virtualized distributed
unit (DU) powered by the Qualcomm® X100
5G RAN Accelerator Card, to drive the transi-
tion towards modern networks.
Keysight Enables NEC Europe to Verify
Performance of Open RAN Equipment E
Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that
NEC Europe Ltd. has selected Keysight to cre-
ate an advanced radio frequency (RF) propa-
gation environment for verifying the perfor-
mance of open radio access network (RAN)
base stations equipped with massive multiple
input multiple output (MIMO) technology.
