SerDes

DSP vs. Analog for SerDes Design: The Engine Behind Modern High-Speed Data Transmission

Introduction: The Silent Backbone of the Digital World.  Autonomous vehicles today process terabytes of sensor data, data centers juggle AI workloads, and 8K video streams dominate entertainment. The need for high-speed, reliable data transmission has never been greater. At the heart of this revolution lies the Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes), a critical component that converts parallel data into serial streams (and vice versa) for efficient tr…

Texas Instruments(TI)

Texas Instruments(TI) to buy National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that TI intends to buy National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion, $25/share. These two semiconductor firms are analog semiconductor powerhouses with large businesses in non-analog markets as well. TI says that this move will immediately grow National’s sales team by 10x. The article also states that TI has pulled out of the recession with a sharp rebound in orders while National Semi has not done as well. Th…