{"id":1597,"date":"2021-01-07T10:21:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T15:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xpedition\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:36:02","slug":"tla-winner-for-computers-blades-servers-memory-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/electronic-systems-design\/2021\/01\/07\/tla-winner-for-computers-blades-servers-memory-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"TLA winner for Computers, Blades &amp; Servers, Memory Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><em>This is part of a series of blogs showcasing the winning designs from the 28<sup>th<\/sup> PCB Technology Leadership Awards.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner in the <strong>Computers, Blade &amp; Servers, Memory Systems<\/strong> category for the 28<sup>th<\/sup> Technology Leadership Awards, is the <strong>ZTE team<\/strong> out of China!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2020\/12\/ZTE-1294-1024x893.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1594 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/ZTE-1294-1024x893.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/ZTE-1294-600x523.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/ZTE-1294-768x670.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/ZTE-1294-1536x1339.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/ZTE-1294-900x785.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/ZTE-1294.png 1952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Design team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Zhang Meijuan, Guo Qian, Yao Xueying, Fan Xiaxia, Meng Liqiang, Ao Xiaodong &amp; Zhang Hailong<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>End-product<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dual-use server for data processing or data storage<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Signal integrity, power integrity, cost, fabrication, assembly, test, reliability<\/li><li>High-speed routing<\/li><li>High density<\/li><li>Extensive cross-team collaboration<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Design flow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Xpedition Enterprise<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comments from our industry judges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This particular winner in this category for Computer Blades &amp; Servers was a very impressive design.<\/li><li>One of the features of note was what\u2019s known as spread weave type of routing whereby the routing, much of it differential pairs, was routed at offset angles to mitigate some inter-pair skew between the pairs.<\/li><li>Large design, nicely done!<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>About the Technology Leadership Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition, which started in 1988, is the longest running of its kind in the EDA industry.&nbsp; Design teams who use Mentor\/Siemens solutions submit their designs, and are awarded by&nbsp;an independent panel of industry-expert judges for overcoming the most extreme challenges facing PCB design teams today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn about more about the other winners watch the announcement webinar with some of our industry judges <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/technology-overview-28th-pcb-technology-leadership-award-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is part of a series of blogs showcasing the winning designs from the 28th PCB Technology Leadership Awards. 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