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Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) and the University of Malaga (UMA) have launched a new 6G Research and Innovation Lab, expanding Keysight's European infrastructure. The facility features three main workspaces: Monitor, Measurement, and Experience, focusing on real-time 5G/6G network monitoring, advanced testing solutions, and technology demonstrations.

The lab's research priorities include new spectrum and components development, AI & ML networks integration, digital twins creation, networked sensing applications, new network topologies, and security enhancement. The facility incorporates the Victoria Network experimentation platform and will serve as a hub for innovation in 6G technology development.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) and KD have partnered to develop a comprehensive test solution for Multigigabit Optical Automotive Ethernet physical layer. The collaboration focuses on creating a Transmitter Distortion Figure of Merit (TDFOM) measurement and signal analysis metric for validating PMD transmitter conformance based on IEEE 802.3cz and Open Alliance standards.

The partnership addresses the growing demands of modern vehicles, which contain over 100 million lines of code and require higher-speed backbone communications. The IEEE 802.3cz standard, published in 2023, supports operations up to 50 Gb/s over glass optical fiber, with specifications for 2.5-, 5-, 10-, 25-, and 50-Gb/s operations in automotive environments.

The solution combines KD's software-based reference receiver and signal metric analysis capabilities with Keysight's optical-to-electrical converter and oscilloscope technology to evaluate transmitted optical signals' performance in achieving required system Bit Error Rate through worst-case optical channels.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has unveiled a comprehensive Low-Power Double Data Rate 6 (LPDDR6) design and test solution to support next-generation memory systems. This solution includes transmitter and receiver test applications alongside the Advanced Design System Memory Designer workflow solution.

The system combines Keysight's UXR oscilloscope and M8040A Bit Error Ratio Tester, featuring advanced measurement-based noise compensation technology for superior signal integrity. Key benefits include accelerated time-to-market with automated compliance testing, comprehensive receiver testing, and enhanced performance analysis focusing on speed optimization and power efficiency.

The LPDDR6 standard is designed to support high-performance computing, AI, and energy-efficient mobile applications. Its applications extend to automotive systems, data centers, and edge computing where balancing processing power and energy consumption is crucial. The solution will be publicly demonstrated at DesignCon 2025 in Santa Clara, California.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Southern Power to acquire renewable energy credits from a 39 MW portion of the Phase III expansion at the Millers Branch Solar Facility in Haskell County, Texas. The project is expected to begin commercial operation in Q1 of fiscal year 2027.

The agreement will generate renewable electricity equivalent to 100% of Keysight's electricity consumption in the United States and Canada. This initiative supports Keysight's environmental goals, including their near-term science-based target and objective to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in company operations by the end of fiscal year 2040.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has announced the launch of Chiplet PHY Designer 2025, an enhanced software solution for high-speed digital chiplet design focused on AI and data center applications. The new version introduces support for the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express™ (UCIe™) 2.0 standard and adds compatibility with the Open Computer Project Bunch of Wires (BoW) standard.

The solution enables pre-silicon level validation and streamlines the path to tapeout. Key benefits include ensuring interoperability across advanced packaging ecosystems, accelerating time-to-market through automated simulation and compliance testing, improving design accuracy through signal integrity analysis, and optimizing clocking designs with quarter-rate data rate support.

Keysight will showcase the Chiplet PHY Designer at DesignCon booth #1039 at the Santa Clara Convention Center from January 29-30, 2025.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) will showcase various solutions at DesignCon 2025 (January 29-30) focused on accelerating AI innovation and intelligent network development. The company will demonstrate key technologies including:

- Chiplet PHY Designer for analyzing UCIe and Bunch of Wires interconnects
- 1.6 Tbps Signal Integrity software for high-speed digital interconnects
- Next-generation memory validation solutions with lower noise capabilities
- 448 Gbps research demonstrations for high-performance AI clusters
- 800G AI Interconnect solutions for measuring optical and electrical interconnect BER with FEC error correction

The demonstrations will be held at booth 1039 at the Santa Clara Convention Centre, featuring emulation and test solutions for electrical and optical transmissions up to 800G and 1.6T speeds.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has launched AppFusion, a network visibility partner program integrating third-party security and monitoring solutions into its network packet brokers. The program features initial partnerships with Forescout, Instrumentix, and Nozomi Networks.

The all-in-one solution aims to streamline network and security operations while reducing infrastructure costs. Key benefits include hardware cost reduction through server consolidation, simplified deployment with pre-integrated security solutions, centralized management, and scalable monitoring capabilities.

The integration includes Forescout's eyeInspect security monitoring, Instrumentix xMetrics® trade flow monitoring software, and Nozomi Networks' AI-powered security solutions. The program specifically targets IT, operational technology (OT), internet of things (IoT), and internet of medical things (IOMT) environments, as well as financial markets where monitoring performance is crucial.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has expanded its Novus portfolio with the Novus mini automotive, a compact network test platform for software defined vehicles (SDV). The new platform features a next-generation vehicle interface supporting multiple speeds from 100MB/s to 10Gb/s, with flexible SFP architecture allowing mixed speed configurations.

The solution combines traffic generation and protocol testing on a single platform, supporting native automotive interfaces BASE-T1 and BASE-T1S. Key features include comprehensive performance testing across layers 2-7, support for time-sensitive networking standards, and automated conformance testing for various protocols including TSN 802.1AS and 802.1Qci.

The platform offers the industry's smallest footprint with competitive cost per port and fanless operation, designed to help automotive manufacturers reduce cabling and connector requirements while ensuring system safety and reliability in connected vehicles.

Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) and Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) have announced an agreement to sell Ansys's PowerArtist business to Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS). PowerArtist is a specialized RTL design-for-power platform used for early-stage power analysis and reduction in semiconductor designs.

The sale is contingent upon regulatory approvals and the closing of Synopsys' proposed acquisition of Ansys, expected in the first half of 2025. The divestiture was deemed necessary to obtain regulatory approval for the Synopsys-Ansys merger. The transaction's financial terms were not disclosed, though Ansys stated it's not material to their financials.

PowerArtist will complement Keysight's existing design engineering software portfolio, furthering their strategy in the high-performance system design and simulation software sector. During the transition period, Ansys will continue offering PowerArtist as part of its product line.