Tuesday, September 6, 2022

CHIPS for America strategy released

The U.S. Department of Commerce released its strategy for implementing the $50 billion CHIPS Act of 2022 program, which was signed by President Biden last month.  Here are the highlights,The CHIPS Act of 2022 program has four primary goals :Establish and expand domestic production of leading edge semiconductors in the US, of which the US currently makes 0% of the world’s supplyBuild a sufficient and stable supply of mature node semiconductorsInvest...

Broadcom's new Trident 4C offers 2.8 Tbps flow anomaly detection

Broadcom announced shipment of its Trident 4C Ethernet switch ASIC, a 12.8 terabits/second security switch capable of analyzing all traffic at line rate. Broadcom said its new switching ASIC is able to inspect 100 percent of the traffic, even at the extreme bandwidths found in network cores. Trident 4C integrates a purpose-built analytics engine capable of 170 billion operations per second with the ability to detect suspicious flow anomalies...

Keysight implements Credo's retimer/gearbox for 800G test

Keysight has selected Credo's retimer/gearbox devices for its Layer 1-3 800GE network device and Ethernet protocol test solutions for network infrastructure. Keysight provides 800GE Layer 1-3 test coverage with an extensive set of use cases and break-out Ethernet port speeds from 800GE to 100GE, while leading the industry with the highest port density per rackmount unit in test solutions.Credo said its devices were for two strategic test capabilities:...

T-Systems migrates Continental's SAP to private cloud

Continental, which operates one of the largest SAP installations in Germany, is working with T-Systems to migrate to a private cloud.Under the project, T-Systems is transferring more than 450 SAP systems from Continental AG to the private cloud in Frankfurt am Main. There, the IT service provider will support the SAP operating system until at least the end of 2027. The contract covers all services related to operation, from consulting to the hotline. "We...

BT lands contract win with ScottishPower

BT has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by ScottishPower to strengthen the connectivity throughout their network of windfarms and offices.Under the contract, BT will provide integrated and bespoke telecommunications services to approximately 100 locations across the UK, France, and Germany.BT said its connectivity will aid ScottishPower’s operational technology on its windfarms allowing controllers to monitor areas like turbine temperature,...